VOCABULARY - IDIOMS
Idioms beginning with J
Idioms beginning with J
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Jack of All Trades
Meaning: A person with a wide variety of skills
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Jam Session
Meaning: Playing improvised music in an informal setting
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Jim Crow
Meaning: The system of racial segregation in the American South prior to the American civil rights movement.
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Join the Club (excl.)
Meaning: I feel sympathy for you because I have experienced something similar.
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Jump in with Both Feet
Meaning: Begin a new experience wholeheartedly
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Jump on the Bandwagon
Meaning:
- Joining something because it's popular, not necessarily because you believe in it.
- Following a trend or movement, often to gain an advantage.
- Participating in something just because everyone else is doing it.
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Jump on the Bandwagon
Meaning:
- Joining something because it's popular, not necessarily because you believe in it.
- Following a trend or movement, often to gain an advantage.
- Participating in something just because everyone else is doing it.
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Jump the Gun
Meaning: Start doing something too soon
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Jump the Shark
Meaning: To pass peak quality and begin to decline. Often used to describe television programs or movie series.
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Jump the Track
Meaning: To shift suddenly from one activity or line of thought to another
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Jump Through Hoops
Meaning: Complete a series of tasks in order to satisfy someone
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Just Around the Corner
Meaning: Occurring soon
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Just for the Record
Meaning: I would like to make it clear that…
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Just What the Doctor Ordered
Meaning: Exactly the thing that is or was needed to help improve something or make one feel better