Significato: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

n. Ajinomoto Co., Inc., società giapponese produttrice di spezie e lisina (e altri dolcificanti), di integratori alimentari e cibo per animali

ji Idioma

a jim dandy

a fine piece of work, a beautiful object Mom, you should just see this saddle. It's a jim dandy!

get the jitters

become nervous, begin to shake When I get up to speak, I get the jitters and I can't think clearly.

in a jiffy

in a minute, very soon, in a sec When Dad says he'll be there in a jiffy, he means 20 minutes.

jibberish

nonsense, bafflegab, bunk Did he say disregardless? I wish he wouldn't talk jibberish!

jig is up

(See the jig's up)

jim dandy

(See a jim dandy)

jimminy crickets

geez, gosh, holy cow Jimminy crickets, it was hot! It was 39 degrees Celsius!

jive ass

one who tries to look cool, show-off, show-off What a jive ass! Give him a mic, and he thinks he's Elvis.

the jig's up

we know what you do, we know your secret The jig's up, ladies. We know why you buy those vibrators.

thing-a-ma-bob/ thing-a-ma-jig

name for a strange part, what-cha-ma-call-it If I can get the thing-a-ma-jig in the right hole, this car may start.

buji

used to describe a person who tries to act high class or is snobby or stuck up:"That girl in bio is totally buji. Who does she think she is anyway?"

gettin' jiggy wit it

dancing, gettin yo groove, getting clean

jiggy

to have a lot of money or riches;"DKNY, oh my I'm jiggy" -- Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Player's Anthem [1995])

jimbrowsky

see Jimmy

jimmy

1. the penis
2. a condom
3. see also jimmy cap/hat

jimmy cap/hat

a condom

jib at

refuse to accept；reject 拒绝接受；抵制
He didn't object to the idea of going；he only jibbed at having to go there alone．到那儿去他并不反对，他只是反对一个人去罢了。
The horse jibbed at that high fence．马在那个高篱笆前不肯跳过去。

The jig is up

Idiom(s): The game is up. AND The jig is up

Theme: ENDINGS

The deception is over.; The illegal activity has come to an end.
• When the police were waiting for them inside the bank vault, the would-be robbers knew that the game was up.
• "The jig is up!" said the cop as he grabbed the shoulder of the pickpocket.

game is up|game|game's up|jig|jig is up|jig's up

The secret or plan won't work; we are caught or discovered. The game is up; the teacher knows who took her keys. The jig's up; the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement.
Compare: FAT IS IN THE FIRE.

get the jitters|get|jitters

v. phr. To become very nervous or excited. I always get the jitters when I sit in an airplane that's about to take off.

high jinks|high|jinks

n. phr., informal Noisy or rough gaiety; wild play; tricks. The sailors were on shore leave, and high jinks were to be expected. The high school seniors engaged in high jinks after commencement.

in a jiffy|jiffy

adv. phr., informal Immediately; right away; in a moment. Wait for me; I'll be back in a jiffy.

jim-dandy|dandy|jim

n., slang Something wonderful; something very good. Tommy's new boat is really a jim-dandy! I wish I had one like it.

cut of one's jib

cut of one's jib
One's general appearance or personality, as in I don't like the cut of Ben's jib. In the 17th century the shape of the jib sail often identified a vessel's nationality, and hence whether it was hostile or friendly. The term was being used figuratively by the early 1800s, often to express like or dislike for someone.

high jinks

high jinks
Playful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after “lights out.” About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning.

jib

jib
see cut of one's jib

jiffy

jiffy
see under in a flash.

jig

jig
1.
in jig time
â
Informal very quickly
2.
the jig is up
â
Slang that ends it; all chances for success are gone: said of a risky or improper activity

jingo

jingo
by jingo!
Informal an exclamation used to indicate strong assertion, surprise, etc.

jinks

jinks
see high jinks.

jitter

jitter
the jitters
Informal a very uneasy, nervous feeling; the fidgets

More Idioms/Phrases

jetsam jew jib jiffy jig jingo jinks jitter job jobless Joe Six-pack John Hancock John Q. Public

English Vocalbulary

Akeldama Akhenaten Akhetaton Akibba akimbo akin akineses akinesia akinesis akinetic Akio Akio Morita Akira Akira Kurosawa Akita akita akitas Akiva