J
Idioms beginning with "J"
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Contents of J:
[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 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 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 […]
[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.