jet meaning in English

wag [wagged, wagging, wags]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: wæɡ] [US: ˈwæɡ]The dog wagged its tail. = A kutya csóválta a farkát.

shake one's head▼[UK: ʃeɪk wʌnz hed] [US: ˈʃeɪk wʌnz ˈhed]

her ugliness detracts something of her charm▼[UK: hɜː(r) ˈʌ.ɡlɪ.nəs dɪ.ˈtrækts ˈsʌm.θɪŋ əv hɜː(r) tʃɑːm] [US: hər ˈʌ.ɡli.nəs də.ˈtrækts ˈsʌm.θɪŋ əv hər ˈtʃɑːrm]

he put his last five shillings on a racer▼[UK: hiː ˈpʊt hɪz lɑːst faɪv ˈʃɪ.lɪŋz ɒn ə ˈreɪ.sə(r)] [US: ˈhiː ˈpʊt ˈhɪz ˈlæst ˈfaɪv ˈʃɪ.lɪŋz ɑːn ə ˈreɪ.sər]

mope away one's time▼[UK: məʊp ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: moʊp ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

turn the scale▼[UK: tɜːn ðə skeɪl] [US: ˈtɝːn ðə ˈskeɪl]

turn somebody's head▼[UK: tɜːn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di hed] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈhed]

turn somebody's brain▼[UK: tɜːn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di breɪn] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈbreɪn]

decide somebody's career▼[UK: dɪ.ˈsaɪd ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di kə.ˈrɪə(r)] [US: də.ˈsaɪd ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di kə.ˈrɪr]

preclude [precluded, precluding, precludes]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈkluːd] [US: prɪ.ˈkluːd]

obviate [obviated, obviating, obviates]▼◼◼◻verb
[UK: ˈɒb.vɪeɪt] [US: ˈɑːb.vi.ˌet]

stave off▼◼◻◻[UK: steɪv ɒf] [US: ˈsteɪv ˈɒf]

end to end (e2e)▼◼◼◼[UK: end tuː end] [US: ˈend ˈtuː ˈend]

from end to end▼◼◼◼[UK: frəm end tuː end] [US: frəm ˈend ˈtuː ˈend]

from beginning to the end▼◼◼◻[UK: frəm bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ tuː ðə end] [US: frəm bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ ˈtuː ðə ˈend]

all along▼◼◻◻[UK: ɔːl ə.ˈlɒŋ] [US: ɔːl ə.ˈlɔːŋ]

ab ovo▼◼◼◼adverb

everything went criss-cross from the start▼[UK: ˈev.rɪ.θɪŋ ˈwent ˈkrɪs ˈkrɒs frəm ðə stɑːt] [US: ˈev.ri.θɪŋ ˈwent ˈkrɪs ˈkrɑːs frəm ðə ˈstɑːrt]

everything went criss-cross from the start▼[UK: ˈev.rɪ.θɪŋ ˈwent ˈkrɪs ˈkrɒs frəm ðə stɑːt] [US: ˈev.ri.θɪŋ ˈwent ˈkrɪs ˈkrɑːs frəm ðə ˈstɑːrt]

from scratch▼◼◼◼[UK: frəm skrætʃ] [US: frəm ˈskrætʃ]

through▼◼◼◼adverb
[UK: θruː] [US: θruː]

from cover to cover▼[UK: frəm ˈkʌ.və(r) tuː ˈkʌ.və(r)] [US: frəm ˈkʌ.vər ˈtuː ˈkʌ.vər]

from stem to stern▼[UK: frəm stem tuː stɜːn] [US: frəm ˈstem ˈtuː ˈstɝːn]

swallow hook, line and sinker▼[UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ hʊk laɪn ənd ˈsɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈhʊk ˈlaɪn ænd ˈsɪŋkər]

invented out of whole cloth▼[UK: ɪn.ˈven.tɪd ˈaʊt əv həʊl klɒθ] [US: ˌɪn.ˈven.təd ˈaʊt əv hoʊl ˈklɒθ]

from beginning to end▼◼◼◼[UK: frəm bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ tuː end] [US: frəm bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋ ˈtuː ˈend]

from end to end▼◼◼◻[UK: frəm end tuː end] [US: frəm ˈend ˈtuː ˈend]

from first to last▼◼◻◻[UK: frəm ˈfɜːst tuː lɑːst] [US: frəm ˈfɝːst ˈtuː ˈlæst]

from cover to cover▼◼◻◻[UK: frəm ˈkʌ.və(r) tuː ˈkʌ.və(r)] [US: frəm ˈkʌ.vər ˈtuː ˈkʌ.vər]

all the way up the line▼[UK: ɔːl ðə ˈweɪ ʌp ðə laɪn] [US: ɔːl ðə ˈweɪ ʌp ðə ˈlaɪn]

fore and aft▼[UK: fɔː(r) ənd ɑːft] [US: ˈfɔːr ænd ˈæft]

waste time doing (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

waste time on (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

waste time over (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

fiddle away one's time▼[UK: ˈfɪd.l̩ ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈfɪd.l̩ ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

footle away one's time▼[UK: ˈfuːt.l̩ ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈfuːt.l̩ ə.ˈweɪ wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

potter away▼[UK: ˈpɒ.tə(r) ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈpɑː.tər ə.ˈweɪ]

waste time doing (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

waste time on (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

waste time over (something)▼[UK: weɪst ˈtaɪm ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈweɪst ˈtaɪm ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]