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jack o'lanternA vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.Rate it:

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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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jazz upTo make gaudy and bright.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé paître (fam.)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé promener (or, fam., paître)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je l'ai envoyé promener (or, paître)I sent him about his business.Rate it:

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je l'ai fait de guerre lasseWeary of resistance I did it for the sake of peace and quiet.Rate it:

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je l'ai mis hors d'état de vous nuireI have put it out of his power to harm you.Rate it:

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je l'ai vu en chair et en osI saw him in flesh and blood.Rate it:

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je le lui dirai à sa barbeI will say it to his face.Rate it:

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je le mettrai au pasI will put him on his good behaviour.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 lui ai donné sur les doigtsI rapped his knuckles (lit. and fig.).Rate it:

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je lui ai mis la puce à l'oreilleI made him feel uneasy (by rousing his suspicions, etc.); I sent him away with a flea in his ear.Rate it:

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je lui ai rendu le changeI paid him back in his own coin. Rate it:

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je lui ai rivé son clou (pop.)I shut his mouth; That was a poser for him.Rate it:

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je lui donnerai du fil à retordreI will cut out his work for him; I will give him a deal of trouble.Rate it:

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je lui frotterai les oreillesI will twist his tail for him.Rate it:

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je n'ai pas foi dans son baumeI have no faith in his plan.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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je suis entre l'enclume et le marteauI am in a dilemma; I am between the devil and the deep sea.Rate it:

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jeepers creepersAn intetection of surprise and delightRate it:

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jerry builtBuilt in a makeshift and insubstantial manner.Rate it:

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Jesus, Mary and JosephUsed to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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jive turkeySomeone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.Rate it:

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joe jobAn act of e-mail spamming where the sender's identity and address are those of an innocent third party, intended either to tarnish that person's reputation or to flood that person's e-mail with bounces.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.Rate it:

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jot and tittlesmallest detailsRate it:

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jouer à pile ou faceTo play pitch and toss, heads or tails.Rate it:

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jour fixeA series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month. Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.Rate it:

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joyeuses fêtesMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year; happy holidays.Rate it:

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judge, jury and executionerSomeone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.Rate it:

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jumpTo attack suddenly and violently.Rate it:

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jumpTo cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.Rate it:

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jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.Rate it:

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Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:

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Jump on the BandwagonTo show interest to do something because it is popular and everyone seems to be doing itRate 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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junk-cicanA person of any race, color, or nationality who drives a big truck and buys stuff to resell for profit in flea markets and other venues.Rate it:

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junkyard dogAn animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor.Rate it:

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jury is outAn outcome or decision is still unknown and awaited.Rate it:

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just in caseIf and only if.Rate it:

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just sayingUsed after informing somebody of something that may be offensive to try and soften the blowRate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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just you wait and see!Wait calmly and the results shall appear and surprise YOU"Rate it:

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keep a low profileBe quiet and discreet.Rate it:

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Keep a Stiff Upper LipTo be strong and resilient in difficulty or in troubleRate it:

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keep an eye onTo watch and pay attention to.Rate it:

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Keep Body and Soul TogetherTo have just reason to be alive, just surviving but not living in real senseRate it:

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