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jack of all trades, master of noneA master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of none!An individual capable of repairing, correcting, restoring many deficiencies, however is incapable of rendering a high level of expertness in these instances.Rate it:

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Jack-of-All-TradesA man who knows to do all kinds of workRate it:

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je l'ai battu à tour de bras (or, à bras raccourci)I beat him with all my might.Rate it:

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je lui ai donné sa besogne toute mâchéeI gave him his work all ready cut out; I made his work as easy as possible for him.Rate it:

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je m'y connaisI understand all about it; I am an authority on it.Rate it:

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je n'ai fait qu'un sommeI never woke all night.Rate it:

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je n'en reviens pasI cannot get over it (astonishment).Rate it:

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je n'y vois goutteI cannot see at all.Rate it:

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je ne laisse pas d'être inquietIn spite of all that, I am anxious.Rate it:

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je ne le connais ni de près ni de loinI do not know him at all.Rate it:

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je ne me casse pas la tête avec (or, pour) de telles bagatellesI don’t worry my head (or, rack my brains) over such trifles.Rate it:

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je ne suis pas à la noceI am not enjoying myself at all.Rate it:

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je suis bien revenu sur le compte de votre frèreI have lost all the illusions I had of your brother.Rate it:

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jemandem das Fell über die Ohren ziehento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jemandem Sand in die Augen streuento pull the wool over someone's eyesRate it:

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jeter son bonnet par dessus les moulins (of women)To throw off all restraint; Not to care a straw for what people may think of your bad conduct.Rate it:

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jill of all tradesA woman competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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jumble togetherTo haphazardly combine things; to make a seemingly random assortment of items.Rate it:

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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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jungle telegraphA system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.Rate it:

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jurer ses grands dieuxTo affirm vehemently; To swear by all that one holds sacred.Rate it:

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justice delayed is justice deniedIf a wrong is not corrected within a reasonable amount of time, it is as though the wrong were not corrected at all.Rate it:

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KATInitialism of kill all taigs.Rate it:

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keel overOf a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize.Rate it:

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keel overTo collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.Rate it:

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keep one's eye on the ballMy ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.Rate it:

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keep the changeAn instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tipRate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.Rate it:

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keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.Rate it:

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keep your britches on!"Be Patient", "Keep Your Pants ON!", "Don't Get All Excited!"Rate it:

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keep your feet on the groundmaintain a sense of composure, refuse to get all up in the air over any reversal.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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kick bollocks scrambleA free for all or panic situationRate it:

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kick into touchTo kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situationRate it:

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kick over the tracesTo throw off all restraint.Rate it:

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kill one's darlingsTo destroy, especially with conflicted motives, things or persons of which one is fond.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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kiss the gunner's daughterTo be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon.Rate it:

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knacker's yardA place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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knock one over with a featherUsed to express that one is greatly surprised.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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knock overTo rob; to stage a heist.Rate it:

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