JACK
BLACK JACK :vessel for liquor. in yesterday raid, the police
received 25 black jack.
JACK OF ALL TRADES : one who tries all think at a time. he is a
jack of all trades and master of none.
JACK UP :lift; increase. the mechanic jacked the motor up to
repair the tyre.
EVERY MAN JACK : every body. every man jack of us must help.
JACK POT
HIT THE JACK POT : to win or obtain a lot of money or success.
He must have hit the jack pot with the sales of his last gramophone
record.
JACKAL
TO ACT AS JACKAL : to do preparatory work. The stenographer
acts as jackal for the manager.
TO PLAY THE JACKAL : to share spoils without sharing dangers.
Business men are always ready to play the jackal.
JAIL
JAIL BIRD : a person who has been to jail oftener. Jawaharlar
remained a jail brid for twenty years.
JAIL BAIT : a girl below the legal age of consent for sex. Stay
away form arabella, she is jail bait.
JAM
JAM WITH :crowded. The railway station was jammed with travellers.
TO JAM INTO : to trust violently into something. His car
jammed into the train and he died.
MONEY FOR JAM : money for nothing. Do not waste money for jam.
JAR
TO JAR UPON: to irritate. His noise jarred upon my ear.
TO JAR WITH: disagree. On hearing facts, i jarred with your scheme.
JAW
JAW DROP :show that one is suprised. His jaw droped a mile when
he learned he had won the football pools
JAW BREAKER: a large piece of hand candy or bubblegum . Aditya
asked his mother for money to buy some jaw breakers and a chocolate
bar.
HOLD YOUR JAW: stop talking . The teacher asked the students to
hold their jaw and listen to him.
TO JAW : to annoy with words. The clerk was dismissed because
he jawed his manager.
JEST
IN JEST:not seriously. A person doing things in jst never
succeed in life.
JESS
JEW
JEW'S EYE:something of very high value. A job in the customs is
a jews eyes.
WANDERING JEW : a homeless moneymaker. Tourists are wandering jews.
JIFFY
IN A JIFFY :very soon. He repaired the radio in a jiffy.
JINKS
HIGH JINKS: reverly, laughter. What is all the high jinks about.
JOB
JUST THE JOB:entirely suitable;exactly what is needed. These
gloves are just the job for gardening.
ON THE JOB:alert; in action. That firm does not allow smoking on the job.
JOB'S COMFORTER: one who under the guise of comforter aggravates
distress. Raj is aregular job's comforter.
JUST THE JOB: entirely suitable;exactly what is needed. These are
gloves are just the job for gradening.
JOG
JOG TROT:slow walk. The dog went on a jog trot.
TO JOG ON ALONG: proceed at a slow; regular pace. We married , i
expect we shall jog along as happily as most people.
JOIN
JOIN ISSUE: to begin the dispute. Ramesh and rajesh have joined
issue on the leadership of the country.
JOIN IN WITH: to take part in; to unite with. He refuses to
join in with the game.
JOIN HANDS: clasp hands. Let us join hands before starting this
new venture.
JOINT
OUT OF JOINT: out of order. My new car went out of joint.
JOKE
IT'S NO JOKE:serious or worrying matter. It is no joke when
water gets inot the petrol tank.
BEYOND A JOKE:past the limit of being humorous. His attitude
towards women is beyond joke.
JOKING APART/ASIDE: let us stop joking and talk seriosly . I
feel like going to mumbai for the weekend-but, joking apart , i do
need a rest.
PRACTICAL JOKE:a harmful joke. Never play practical joke on your friends.
JOLLY
JOLLY ALONG:to keep in a good temper in order to gain his good
will or co operation. He might help you, if you jolly him along a bit.
JOLLY ROGER: the pirates black flag with a skull and cross
bones. The ship came flying a jolly roger.
JOLLY GOOD TIME: a very pleasant time. We had a jolly good time
at the picnic.
JOLLY FOOL: happy person. Madan is a jolly fool man.
THE JOLLY GOD: good of wine; bacchus. He worships the jolly god.
JOLLY DOG: a jovial fellow. He is a jolly dog.
JOY
NO JOY: no luck, news; information etc. The police have been
searching for the child for two days , and no joy.
JOY RIDE: reckless pleasure drive in a stolen car. Our youth
have taken to joy rides as ducks take to water.
JUDGE
JUDGE BETWEEN: make a choice between. He must judge between
those applicants.
JUDGE BY: to observe. Nobody can judge a man by his cloths.
JUMP
JUMP ON:scold. Our boss will jump on me if i am late.
JUMP WITH : to agree with. Your ideas jump with mine.
AT ONE JUMP :instantly. She realised the position at one jump.
TO JUMP UPON : to attack. The pakistan jumped upon india in 1965
JUMP DOWN :fall. Rates has jumped down .
JUMP TO IT : to hurry up. If you don't jump to it you will miss
the train.
TO JUMP UP : to rise. His honesty is the main cause of his
jumping up to his position.
A JUMPING OFF PLACE : a place from which to start. If you want
to get finland, newcastle is the best jumping -off place.
JUMP THE GUE : to start before the starter's gun in race. The
runners were called back because one of them jumped the gun.
JUMP AT :to accept with eagerness. Anybody will jump at the
opportunity to make easy money.
TO JUMP TOGETHER : to agree.Rajesh and sarita jumped together.
TO JUMP TO :to decide quickly. Our manager is in the habit of
jumping to wrong conclusions.
JUST
GET ONE'S JUST DESERTS : to suffer the fate or results which one
deserve. He will get his just deserts one day.
JUST SO : very neat and ordered. He likes every thing in his
house to be just so, and gets upset if even an ornaments is out of
place.
JUSTICE
DO JUSTICE TO : treat justly or fairly. My friends did justice
to my wife's cooking.
BLACK JACK :vessel for liquor. in yesterday raid, the police
received 25 black jack.
JACK OF ALL TRADES : one who tries all think at a time. he is a
jack of all trades and master of none.
JACK UP :lift; increase. the mechanic jacked the motor up to
repair the tyre.
EVERY MAN JACK : every body. every man jack of us must help.
JACK POT
HIT THE JACK POT : to win or obtain a lot of money or success.
He must have hit the jack pot with the sales of his last gramophone
record.
JACKAL
TO ACT AS JACKAL : to do preparatory work. The stenographer
acts as jackal for the manager.
TO PLAY THE JACKAL : to share spoils without sharing dangers.
Business men are always ready to play the jackal.
JAIL
JAIL BIRD : a person who has been to jail oftener. Jawaharlar
remained a jail brid for twenty years.
JAIL BAIT : a girl below the legal age of consent for sex. Stay
away form arabella, she is jail bait.
JAM
JAM WITH :crowded. The railway station was jammed with travellers.
TO JAM INTO : to trust violently into something. His car
jammed into the train and he died.
MONEY FOR JAM : money for nothing. Do not waste money for jam.
JAR
TO JAR UPON: to irritate. His noise jarred upon my ear.
TO JAR WITH: disagree. On hearing facts, i jarred with your scheme.
JAW
JAW DROP :show that one is suprised. His jaw droped a mile when
he learned he had won the football pools
JAW BREAKER: a large piece of hand candy or bubblegum . Aditya
asked his mother for money to buy some jaw breakers and a chocolate
bar.
HOLD YOUR JAW: stop talking . The teacher asked the students to
hold their jaw and listen to him.
TO JAW : to annoy with words. The clerk was dismissed because
he jawed his manager.
JEST
IN JEST:not seriously. A person doing things in jst never
succeed in life.
JESS
JEW
JEW'S EYE:something of very high value. A job in the customs is
a jews eyes.
WANDERING JEW : a homeless moneymaker. Tourists are wandering jews.
JIFFY
IN A JIFFY :very soon. He repaired the radio in a jiffy.
JINKS
HIGH JINKS: reverly, laughter. What is all the high jinks about.
JOB
JUST THE JOB:entirely suitable;exactly what is needed. These
gloves are just the job for gardening.
ON THE JOB:alert; in action. That firm does not allow smoking on the job.
JOB'S COMFORTER: one who under the guise of comforter aggravates
distress. Raj is aregular job's comforter.
JUST THE JOB: entirely suitable;exactly what is needed. These are
gloves are just the job for gradening.
JOG
JOG TROT:slow walk. The dog went on a jog trot.
TO JOG ON ALONG: proceed at a slow; regular pace. We married , i
expect we shall jog along as happily as most people.
JOIN
JOIN ISSUE: to begin the dispute. Ramesh and rajesh have joined
issue on the leadership of the country.
JOIN IN WITH: to take part in; to unite with. He refuses to
join in with the game.
JOIN HANDS: clasp hands. Let us join hands before starting this
new venture.
JOINT
OUT OF JOINT: out of order. My new car went out of joint.
JOKE
IT'S NO JOKE:serious or worrying matter. It is no joke when
water gets inot the petrol tank.
BEYOND A JOKE:past the limit of being humorous. His attitude
towards women is beyond joke.
JOKING APART/ASIDE: let us stop joking and talk seriosly . I
feel like going to mumbai for the weekend-but, joking apart , i do
need a rest.
PRACTICAL JOKE:a harmful joke. Never play practical joke on your friends.
JOLLY
JOLLY ALONG:to keep in a good temper in order to gain his good
will or co operation. He might help you, if you jolly him along a bit.
JOLLY ROGER: the pirates black flag with a skull and cross
bones. The ship came flying a jolly roger.
JOLLY GOOD TIME: a very pleasant time. We had a jolly good time
at the picnic.
JOLLY FOOL: happy person. Madan is a jolly fool man.
THE JOLLY GOD: good of wine; bacchus. He worships the jolly god.
JOLLY DOG: a jovial fellow. He is a jolly dog.
JOY
NO JOY: no luck, news; information etc. The police have been
searching for the child for two days , and no joy.
JOY RIDE: reckless pleasure drive in a stolen car. Our youth
have taken to joy rides as ducks take to water.
JUDGE
JUDGE BETWEEN: make a choice between. He must judge between
those applicants.
JUDGE BY: to observe. Nobody can judge a man by his cloths.
JUMP
JUMP ON:scold. Our boss will jump on me if i am late.
JUMP WITH : to agree with. Your ideas jump with mine.
AT ONE JUMP :instantly. She realised the position at one jump.
TO JUMP UPON : to attack. The pakistan jumped upon india in 1965
JUMP DOWN :fall. Rates has jumped down .
JUMP TO IT : to hurry up. If you don't jump to it you will miss
the train.
TO JUMP UP : to rise. His honesty is the main cause of his
jumping up to his position.
A JUMPING OFF PLACE : a place from which to start. If you want
to get finland, newcastle is the best jumping -off place.
JUMP THE GUE : to start before the starter's gun in race. The
runners were called back because one of them jumped the gun.
JUMP AT :to accept with eagerness. Anybody will jump at the
opportunity to make easy money.
TO JUMP TOGETHER : to agree.Rajesh and sarita jumped together.
TO JUMP TO :to decide quickly. Our manager is in the habit of
jumping to wrong conclusions.
JUST
GET ONE'S JUST DESERTS : to suffer the fate or results which one
deserve. He will get his just deserts one day.
JUST SO : very neat and ordered. He likes every thing in his
house to be just so, and gets upset if even an ornaments is out of
place.
JUSTICE
DO JUSTICE TO : treat justly or fairly. My friends did justice
to my wife's cooking.
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