J
Idioms beginning with "J"
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Contents of J:
[join forces] or [join hands] {v. phr.}
To get together for the same aim; group together for a purpose; unite.
The students and the graduates joined forces to raise money when the gym burned down.
* /The American soldiers joined hands with the […]
[joking aside] or [joking apart] {v. phr.}, {informal}
No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously.
Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time.
* /Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred […]
[jot down] {v. phr.}
To quickly commit to writing; make a quick note of something.
Let me jot down your address so that I can send you a postcard from Europe.
[judgment seat] {n.}
A place where you are judged; a place where justice and punishment are given out.
Mrs. Smith is so bossy, she always acts as though she is in the judgment seat.
[jug-eared] {adj.}
With ears that stick out like the handles of a jug.
Tommy was a redheaded, freckle-faced, jug-eared boy.