ABSTRACT  This research aims to find out the techniques applied by translator in translatingmetaphorical expressions in the novel Cuckoo’s Calling and to analysis the translation quality interms of accuracy, acceptability and readability in translating metaphorical expressions. This research applied descriptive quality method. A purposive sampling technique wasemployed in conducting this research. There are76 data of metaphorical expressions found inCuckoo’s Calling novel. Questionnaire used to assess accuracy, acceptability and readability ofthe translation in this research.   The findings show that there are four technique applied by the translator in translatingmetaphorical expressions. The techniques are: a) translating metaphor into metaphor with similarmeaning and form (30 data or 39, 47%), b) translating metaphor into simile (adding “like” or “as”)(20 data or 26,31%), c) translating metaphor into metaphor with similar meaning, but differentform, (21 data 27, 63%), d) translating metaphor without keeping the metaphorical imagery (5 dataor 6,57%). The analysis of translation accuracy of metaphorical expressions presents that 73 data (96,05%) are accurate and 3 data (3, 94%) are less accurate. In terms of acceptability, there are 66 data(86, 84%) are acceptable, 8data (13, 15%) are less acceptable and 2 data (2, 63%) are unacceptable.The last is about readability, 47 data (61, 84%) are readable, 24 data (31, 57%) are less readableand 5 data (6, 57%) are unreadable.   Based on the findings, it can be drawn that the techniques used by the translator influencedthe translation quality. The technique which produces the highest level of accuracy is translatingmetaphor into metaphor with similar meaning and form with 73 data (96, 05%) accurate. Similarto the level of accuracy, translating metaphor into metaphor with similar meaning and form1produces the highest level of acceptability with 66 acceptable data (86, 84%). The technique whichproduces the highest level of readability is translating metaphor into simile (adding “like” or “as”)with 47 data (61, 84%) readable. In this research, translating metaphor into metaphor with similar meaning and form is themost technique applied by the translator to translate metaphorical expressions. Thus, as translatingmetaphorical expressions is not an easy job to do, besides paying attention to the meaning ofmetaphor, the translator should paying attention to the context of situation in which the metaphorsappears.   Keywords: metaphorical expressions, translation techniques, translation quality