| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| just a titch |
just a tiny amount, just a smidgeon
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"Is that piano too heavy?" "Just a titch."
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| just about |
nearly, almost
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We just about fell into the lake. Our canoe nearly tipped over.
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| just as soon |
would prefer to, wish
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I'd just as soon forget the fight with Dwen, eh.
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| just ducky |
just fine, wonderful, peachy
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"Bill, my mother is coming to live with us." "That's ducky, just ducky!"
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| just in time |
not quite late, in the nick of time
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Superman arrived just in time to save the girl from burning.
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| just-in-time |
when the manufacturer is ready, not before
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T-Max has requested just-in-time delivery of the engine parts.
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| just like that |
without a pause or explanation, before you can say Jack Robinson
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First you say yes, then you say no - just like that!
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| just passing through |
(See pass through)
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