J
Idioms beginning with "J"
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[jack of all trades] {n.}, {informal} (Often followed by "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 […]
[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.
[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.
[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.
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