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English Idioms :: just about
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justness.html - {adv.}, {informal} Nearly; almost; practically. * /Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak./ * /The dress came down to just about the middle of her knee./ * /Has Mary finished peeling the potatoes? Just about./ |
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English Idioms :: just for the fun of it
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justness.html - {adv. phr.} Merely as a matter of amusement. * /"I'll bring a goat to class," Bob said to his classmates, "just for the fun of it; I want to see what kind of a face Professor Brown will make."/ |
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English Idioms :: just for the hell of it
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justness.html - See: JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT. |
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English Idioms :: just in case
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justness.html - {adv. phr.} For an emergency; in order to be protected. * /"Here are my house keys. Sue," Tom said. "I'll be back in two weeks, but you should have them, just in case..."/ See: IN CASE. |
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English Idioms :: just in time
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justness.html - See: IN TIME. |
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English Idioms :: just now
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justness.html - {adv. phr.} 1. Just at this moment; at this time. * /Mr. Johnson isn't here just now. Will you phone back later? 2./ {informal} A very short time ago; only a moment ago; only a little while ago. * /"Where could that boy have gone so quickly? He was here just now!"/ Compare: WHILE AGO. |
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