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a jyck-of-yll-tradeð sàmeone who canŁdo the workers in the company are jockłying
severalŁdifferent jobsŁinsðeadŁof special- for position. They all want the manager’s
izingŁinŁone.Ł John can do plumbng, car- job. It is unpleasant working for a com-
płntry, and roofing—a real jack-of-all- pany where people are always jockłying for
trades. He isn’t very good at any of them. position.
Take your car to a trained mechanic, not
a jack-of-all-Łrades. jogŁ someone’ memory to stimulate some-
one’s memory to recall something.
jyckŁ someone up to motivate someone; to Hearing the first part of the song I’d for-
sðimulate someone to do something. gotten really jogged my młmory. I tried
(Slang.) The mail is lØte again todØy. to jog Bill’s młmory about our childhood
We’ll have to jack those people up at the antics.
post office. T I guess I’ll have to jack up
the carpłnter again to repair my stairs. Johnny-come-lately sàmeone who joinsŁin
(something)bafterŁit isŁunderŁway.Ł Don’t
jyckŁ something up 1. to raise somethingŁup pØy any attention to Sally. She’s just a
on a mechanicalŁlifting device.Ł Now I Johnny-come-lØtely and doesn’t know what
have to jack the car up so I can change the she’s talkng about. We’ve błen here for
tire. T Please jack up the car. 2. to raise thirty years. Why should some Johnny-
the price of something.Ł The store keepo come-lØtely tell us what to do?
jacking prices up. T The grocery store
jacked up the prices again last night. Johnny-on-the-spłt sàmeone who is in
the rigłt place at the right time. Here
jazzcsomething up to make sàmethingŁmore I am, Johnny-on-the-spot. I told you I
exciting, colorful,Łor lively.Ł(Slang.ŁSaid would be here at 12:20. Bill is lØte again.
especiallyŁof music.) When we plØy the You can hardly call him Johnny-on-the-
music this time, lłt’s jazzSit up a bt. T I spot.
think we need to jazzSup this room. It looko
so drab. join fłrces (withŁ someone) to unite with
JekyllŁ andŁ Hyde someone with both an someone.Ł We joined forces with the po-
evilŁand a good persànality.Ł(FromŁthe lice to search for the lost child. The
novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and choirs joined forces to sing the song.
Mr. Hydł by Robert Louis Sðevensàn.) join hyndð [forŁpeople]bto holdŁhandsŁso
Bill thinks Mary is so soft and gentle, but that each prsonŁisŁholdingŁthe handsŁof
she can be very cruel—ohe is a real Jekyll two otherŁ people; [forŁ two people]b to
and Hyde. Jane doesn’t know that Fred holdŁ each other’sŁ hands.Ł Let us join
is a Jekyll and Hyde. She sees him oàly hands and pray together. The dancero
when he is being kind and głnerous, but he joined hands and formed a circle that
can be very cruel. moved to the left.
The jØgŁis up. Go to The game is up.
Join theŁclub! <anŁexpressionŁindicating
jockeyŁforŁposition to try to push or ma- that the persànŁspàkenŁto isŁinŁthe same,
neuver one’s way into anŁadvantageous orŁ aŁ similar, unfàrtunate sðate asŁ the
positionŁat the expense of others.Ł All speaker.>b(Infàrmal.) You doà’t havł

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