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Jack
( See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.)
jack
( ̈ɪdʒæk See: EVERY LAST MAN also EVERY MAN JACK.)
jack of all trades
( {n.}, (Often followed by the words "master of none.") A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context and the Далее…
Jack Robinson
( See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON.)
jack up
( {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. * /The man jacked up his car to fit a flat tire./ 2. To make (a price) higher; raise. * /Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices./)
jack-rabbit start
( {n.}, A very sudden start from a still position; a very fast start from a stop. * /Bob made a jack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green./)
jackpot
( ˈdʒækpɔt See: HIT THE JACKPOT.)
jailbait
( {n.}, A girl below the legal age of consent for sex; one who tempts you to intimacy which is punishable by imprisonment. * /Stay away from Arabella, she is a jailbait./)
jailbird
( ˈdʒeɪlbə:d {n.}, A convict; someone who is in jail or has been recently released from prison. * /Because Harry was a jailbird, it was understandably hard for him to find a job after Далее…
jake flake
( {n.}, A boring person whose company is usually not wanted. * /Please don't invite Turner, he is a jake flake./)
jar on
( {v. phr.} To irritate. * /The constant construction noise was beginning to jar on the nerves of the members of the meeting./)
jaw
( dʒɔ: See: GLASS JAW.)
jaw drop a mile
( Mouth fall wide open with surprise. - Used with a possessive. * /Tom's jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize./)
jaws tight
( {adj.}, , Angry; uptight; tense. * /Why are you getting your jaws so tight?/)
jazz up
( {v.}, To brighten up; add more noise, movement, or color; make more lively or exciting. * /The party was very dull until Pete jazzed it up with his drums./)
Jehu
( ˈdʒi:hju: See: DRIVE LIKE JEHU.)
jerker
( See: SODA JERK or SODA JERKER.)
jerks
( {adv. phr.} With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. * /He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years./ * /You Далее…
jerry-built
( ˈdʒerɪbɪlt {adj.} 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily broken. * /That jerry-built cabin will blow apart in a strong wind./ 2. Done without careful preparation or Далее…
Jesus shoes
( {n.}, Men's sandals, particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. * /I dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool./)
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