| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| joke is on you |
(See the joke is on you)
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| joker |
a person who tells jokes and likes to laugh
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Jerry is some joker! He makes everybody laugh.
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| joker |
a stranger, a person who does something unusual
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Some joker stopped and asked me if I knew the way to heaven.
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| joking aside |
to stop joking and be serious, without joking, get serious
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Joking aside, we need to find Willie. His bride is waiting in the church!
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| jolly good fellow |
a good person, a person being honored
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At Jim's farewell party we sang For He's A Jolly Good Fellow.
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| josh |
fool, tease, kid
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Quit joshin' me. Tell the truth.
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| joyride |
fun-filled experience, have fun, what a rush
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Shooting the rapids is no joyride. You need to know how to
paddle a canoe.
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| juice |
electricity, electrical power
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This heater uses a lot of juice - 1500 watts.
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| jump |
surprise and overpower, attack without warning
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The gang attacked him in the alley. They jumped him.
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| jump [B] |
have sex with, bang, screw [B]
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"Did you jump her, Ted?" "Is that all you think of - sex?"
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