Just one’s cup of tea (fig) aynan biror kishiga mos keladigan.
1. This spy novel is just my cup of tea.
Johnnycomelately (fig) yangi kelgan, qo`shilgan (guruhga, jamoaga).
Do not pay any attention to Sue. She is just a Johnnycomelate ly and does not know what she is talking about.
We have heen here for thirty years. Why should some Johnny come lately tell us what to do?
Johnnyonthespot (fig) har doim yordamga tayyor, har doim kerak joyda bo'la oladigan, ishonsa bo‘la oladigan shaxs.
1.1 am, Johnnyonthespot. I told you I would be here at 12:20.
2. John is late again. You can hardly call him Johnnyonthespot.
Join the club (fig) (gapirayotgan shaxs bilan bir ahvolda bo'lgan da ishlatiladi) men ham, bir xil holatdamiz, men ham shu.
You do not have any place to stay? Join the cluh! Neither do we.
Oh, dear, I have not got any money left» «Join the club! We have spent our last penny too».
Joined at the hip (fig)«kindigi bitta», har doim birga.
Those two are joined at the hip. They are always together.
John and Tom are joined at the hip.
Jump out of one's skin (fig) birdan o'zini yo'qotib qo'ymoq, qo'rqib ketmoq, hayratga tushmoq, birorbir vaziyat natijasida o'zini yo`qotib qo'ymoq (qo'rquvdan, shodlikdan)
Oh! You really scared me. I near lyjumped out ofmy skin.
He almost jumped out ofhis skin with joy when he found a million dollars.
Jump the gun (fig) podadan oldin chang chiqarmoq, biror narsani erta boshlamoq, harakat qilmoq.
You bought your son a foothall and he is only six weeks old. Do not you think you are jumping the gun a little hit?
Several radio stations have jum ped the gun by announcing win ners long before the race.
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