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Словарь американских идиом 8000 единиц - Letter J.
[Jack] See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.
[jack] See: EVERY LAST MAN also EVERY MAN JACK.
[jack of all trades] {n.}, {informal} (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 intonation. * /Peter is a jack of all trades; he can survive
anywhere!/ * /"How come Joe did such a sloppy job?" Mary asked. "He's
a jack of all trades," Sally answered./
[jackpot] See: HIT THE JACKPOT.
[jack-rabbit start] {n.}, {informal} 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./
[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. {informal} To make (a price) higher; raise. *
/Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices./
[jailbait] {n.}, {slang} 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] {n.}, {informal} 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 being
imprisoned./
[jake flake] {n.}, {slang} 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] See: GLASS JAW.
[jawbreaker] {n.} 1. A large piece of hard candy or bubblegum. *
/Billy asked his mother for a quarter to buy some jawbreakers and a
chocolate bar./ 2. [informal] A word or name that is hard to
pronounce. * /His name, Nissequogue, is a real jawbreaker./
[jaw drop] or [jaw drop a mile] {informal} Mouth fall wide open
with surprise. - Used with a possessive. * /Tom's jaw dropped a mile
when he won the prize./
[jaws tight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Angry; uptight; tense. *
/Why are you getting your jaws so tight?/
[jazz up] {v.}, {slang} 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] See: DRIVE LIKE JEHU.
[jerk] or [jerker] See: SODA JERK or SODA JERKER.
[jerry-built] {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 thought;
planned too quickly. * /When the regular television program didn't
come on, a jerry-built program was substituted at the last minute./
[Jesus boots] or [Jesus shoes] {n.}, {slang} Men's sandals,
particularly as worn by hippies and very casually dressed people. * /I
dig your Jesus boots, man, they look cool./
[jig's up] See: GAME'S UP.
[jim-dandy] {n.}, {slang} Something wonderful; something very good.
* /Tommy's new boat is really a jim-dandy! I wish I had one like it./
[jink] See: HIGH JINKS.
[job] See: DO A JOB ON, FALL DOWN ON THE JOB, LIE DOWN ON THE JOB,
ON THE JOB.
[Joe Doakes] {n.} A name used informally for the average man. *
/Let us say that Joe Doakes goes to the movies three times a year./
Compare: MAN IN THE STREET, SO-AND-SO.
[John Doe] {n.} A name used for an unknown person, especially in
police and law business. * /The alarm went out for a John Doe who
stole the diamonds from the store./
[John Hancock] or [John Henry] {n.}, {informal} Your signature;
your name in writing. * /The man said, "Put your John Hancock on this
paper."/ * /Joe felt proud when he put his John Henry on his very
first driver's license./
[Johnny-come-lately] {n.} Someone new in a place or group;
newcomer; also: a new person who takes an active part in group affairs
before tlie group has accepted him; upstart. * /Everybody was amazed
when a Johnny-come-lately beat the old favorite in the race./ * /When
it looked as though Mr. Brown had a good chance of winning, many
Johnny-come-latelies began to support him./
[Johnny-on-the-spot] {adj. phr.} At the right place when needed;
present and ready to help; very prompt; on time. * /A good waterboy is
always Johnny-on-the-spot./ * /The firemen were Johnny-on-the-spot and
put out the fire in the house soon after it started./ Compare: ON THE
JOB.
[John Q. Public] {n.} A name used informally for the average
citizen. * /It is John Q. Public's duty to vote at each election./
Compare: JOE DOAKES.
[join forces] or [join hands] {v. phr.} To get together for the
same aim; group together for a purpose; unite. * /The students and the
graduates joined forces to raise money when the gym burned down./ *
/The American soldiers joined hands with the British in the war
against Germany./ Compare: THROW IN ONE'S LOT WITH.
[join hands] See: JOIN FORCES.
[joint] See: CLIP JOINT, PUT ONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT.
[joke] See: CRACK A JOKE.
[joking apart] See: JOKING ASIDE.
[joking aside] or [joking apart] {v. phr.}, {informal} No fooling;
without exaggerating: seriously. * /Joking aside, although the
conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time./ *
/Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the
room./
[Jones] See: KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES.
[jot down] {v. phr.} To quickly commit to writing; make a quick
note of something. * /Let me jot down your address so that I can send
you a postcard from Europe./
[judgment seat] {n.} A place where you are judged; a place where
justice and punishment are given out. * /Mrs. Smith is so bossy, she
always acts as though she is in the judgment seat./
[jug-eared] {adj.} With ears that stick out like the handles of a
jug. * /Tommy was a redheaded, freckle-faced, jug-eared boy./
[juice] See: STEW IN ONE'S OWN JUICE.
[juice dealer] {n.}, {slang} An underworld money lender who charges
exorbitant fees to his clientele and frequently collects payment by
physical force. * /No matter how broke you are, never go to a juice
dealer./
[jump] See: GET THE JUMP ON or HAVE THE JUMP ON, GO JUMP IN THE
LAKE, NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN or NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO JUMP.
[jump all over] See: JUMP ON.
[jump at] {v.} To take or accept quickly and gladly. * /Johnny
jumped at the invitation to go swimming with his brother./ Compare:
TAKE UP(7).
[jump bail] or [skip bail] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run away and
fail to come to trial, and so to give up a certain amount of money
already given to a court of law to hold with the promise that you
would come. * /The robber paid $2000 bail so he wouldn't be put in
jail before his trial, but he jumped bail and escaped to Mexico./ *
/The man skipped bail because he was afraid the court might put him in
jail for a long time./
[jump ball] {n.} The starting of play in basketball by tossing the
ball into the air between two opposing players, each of whom jumps and
tries to hit the ball to a member of his own team. * /Two players held
onto the ball at the same time and the referee called a jump ball./
[jump down one's throat] {v. phr.} To suddenly become very angry at
someone; scold severely or angrily. * /The teacher jumped down Billy's
throat when Billy said he did not do his homework./
[jump from the frying pan into the fire] See: OUT OP THE FRYING PAN
INTO THE FIRE.
[jumping-off place] {n. phr.} 1. A place so far away that it seems
to be the end of the world. * /Columbus' sailors were afraid they
would arrive at the jumping-off place if they sailed farther west./ *
/So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping-off
place!/ 2. The starting place of a long, hard trip or of something
difficult or dangerous. * /The jumping-off place for the explorer's
trip through the jungle was a little village./
[jump on] or [jump all over] or [land on] or [land all over] {v.
phr.}, {informal} To scold; criticize; blame. * /Tom's boss jumped all
over Tom because he made a careless mistake./ * /Janice landed on
Robert for dressing carelessly for their date./ * /"I don't know why
Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob./
Compare: FIND FAULT, GET ON, LAY OUT(7).
[jump on the bandwagon] or [get on the bandwagon] {v. phr.},
{informal} To join a popular cause or movement. * /At the last
possible moment, the senator jumped on the winning candidate's
bandwagon./
[jump out of one's skin] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be badly
frightened; be very much surprised. * /The lightning struck so close
to Bill that he almost jumped out of his skin./ Compare: HAIR STAND ON
END.
[jump pass] {n.} A pass (as in football or basketball) made by a
player while jumping. * /The Bruins scored when the quarterback tossed
a jump pass to the left end./
[jump the gun] also [beat the gun] {v. phr.} 1. To start before the
starter's gun in a race. * /The runners were called back because one
of them jumped the gun./ 2. {informal} To start before you should;
start before anyone else. * /The new students were not supposed to
come before noon, but one boy jumped the gun and came to school at
eight in the morning./ * /The students planned to say happy birthday
to the principal when the teacher raised her hand, but Sarah jumped
the gun and said it when he came into the room./
[jump the traces] See: KICK OVER THE TRACES.
[jump the track] {v. phr.} 1. To go off rails; go or run the wrong
way. * /The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident./
* /The pulley of the clothesline jumped the track and Mother's washing
fell down./ 2. {informal} To change from one thought or idea to
another without plan or reason; change the thought or idea you are
talking about to something different. * /Bob didn't finish his algebra
homework because his mind kept jumping the track to think about the
new girl in class./ Compare: OFF THE TRACK.
[jump through a hoop] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do whatever you are
told to do; obey any order. * /Bob would jump through a hoop for
Mary./ Compare: TWIST AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER, UNDER ONE'S THUMB.
[jump to a conclusion] {v. phr.} To decide too quickly or without
thinking or finding the facts. * /Jerry saw his dog limping on a
bloody leg and jumped to the conclusion that it had been shot./
Contrast: LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.
[junked up] {adj.} or {v. phr.}, {slang}, {drug culture} To be
under the influence of drugs, especially heroine. * /You can't talk to
Billy, he's all junked up./
[just about] {adv.}, {informal} Nearly; almost; practically. *
/Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak./ * /The
dress came down to just about the middle of her knee./ * /Has Mary
finished peeling the potatoes? Just about./
[just for the fun of it] {adv. phr.} Merely as a matter of
amusement. * /"I'll bring a goat to class," Bob said to his
classmates, "just for the fun of it; I want to see what kind of a face
Professor Brown will make."/
[just for the hell of it] See: JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.
[justice] See: DO JUSTICE TO.
[just in case] {adv. phr.} For an emergency; in order to be
protected. * /"Here are my house keys. Sue," Tom said. "I'll be back
in two weeks, but you should have them, just in case..."/ See: IN
CASE.
[just in time] See: IN TIME.
[just now] {adv. phr.} 1. Just at this moment; at this time. * /Mr.
Johnson isn't here just now. Will you phone back later? 2./ {informal}
A very short time ago; only a moment ago; only a little while ago. *
/"Where could that boy have gone so quickly? He was here just now!"/
Compare: WHILE AGO.
[just so(1)] {adj.} Exact; exactly right. * /Mrs. Robinson likes to
keep her house just so, and she makes the children take off their
shoes when they come in the house./
[just so(2)] {conj.} Provided; if. * /Take as much food as you
want, just so you don't waste any food./ Syn.: AS LONG AS(2).
[just so(3)] {adv. phr.} With great care; very carefully. * /In
order to raise healthy African violets you must treat them just so./
[just the other way] or [the other way around] {adv. phr.} Just the
opposite. * /One would have thought that Goliath would defeat David,
but it was the other way around./
[just the same] See: ALL THE SAME.
[just what the doctor ordered] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exactly what
is needed or wanted. * /"Ah! Just what the doctor ordered!" exclaimed
Joe when Mary brought him a cold soda./
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