Jack the Lad
A confident and not very serious young man who behaves as he wants to without
thinking about other people is a Jack the Lad.
A confident and not very serious young man who behaves as he wants to without
thinking about other people is a Jack the Lad.
Jack-of-all-trades
A jack-of-all-trades is someone that can do many different jobs.
A jack-of-all-trades is someone that can do many different jobs.
Jam on your face
If you say that someone has jam on their face, they appear to be caught,
embarrassed or found guilty.
If you say that someone has jam on their face, they appear to be caught,
embarrassed or found guilty.
Jam tomorrow
(UK) This idiom is used when people promise good things for the future that will
never come.
(UK) This idiom is used when people promise good things for the future that will
never come.
Jane Doe
Jane Doe is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal
proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. John Doe is the
male equivalent.
Jane Doe is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal
proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. John Doe is the
male equivalent.
Jekyll and Hyde
Someone who has a Jekyll and Hyde personality has a pleasant and a very
unpleasant side to the character.
Someone who has a Jekyll and Hyde personality has a pleasant and a very
unpleasant side to the character.
Jersey justice
(UK) Jersey justice is very severe justice.
(UK) Jersey justice is very severe justice.
Jet set
Very wealthy people who travel around the world to attend parties or functions
are the jet set.
Very wealthy people who travel around the world to attend parties or functions
are the jet set.
Jet-black
To emphasise just how black something is, such as someone's hair, we can call
it jet-black.
To emphasise just how black something is, such as someone's hair, we can call
it jet-black.
Job's comforter
Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a
Someone who says they want to comfort, but actually discomforts people is a
Job's comforter. (Job's is pronounced 'jobes', not 'jobs')
Jobs for the boys
Where people give jobs, contracts, etc, to their friends and associates, these are
jobs for the boys.
Where people give jobs, contracts, etc, to their friends and associates, these are
jobs for the boys.
Jockey for position
If a number of people want the same opportunity and are struggling to emerge
as the most likely candidate, they are jockeying for position.
If a number of people want the same opportunity and are struggling to emerge
as the most likely candidate, they are jockeying for position.
Jog my memory
If you jog someone's memory, you say words that will help someone trying to
remember a thought, event, word, phrase, experience, etc.
If you jog someone's memory, you say words that will help someone trying to
remember a thought, event, word, phrase, experience, etc.
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