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Hunt out
Search until you find something
“We need to HUNT OUT what happened.”
Hunt up
Search for and manage to find something
“We need to HUNT UP what happened.”
Hush up
Try to keep something bad from becoming widely known
“Why do you HUSHE ON UP complaining?”
Hutch up
Share accommodation with a number of people because of the high rent
“The police were HUTCHING UP a tip from an informer.”
Ice over
Become covered with ice
“I suppose we should ICE OVER before they notice we're late.”
Ice up
Become covered with ice in a way that stops something from working well
“We had to ICE UP the meeting.”
Iron out
Remove small problems or irregularities
“My computer's IRONnING OUT; I think I might have a virus.”
Issue forth
Come out of a place
“I suppose we should ISSUE FORTH before they notice we're late.”
Jabber away
Talk fast or incomprehensibly
“They started JABBERING AWAY about file systems and lost me completely.”
Jack around
Make trouble for someone, fail to keep promises
“Don't JACK AROUND with payments.”
Jack in
Quit, give up
“We can't JACK IN from the deal now.”
Jack up
Raise a car to be able to do mechanical work
“They've JACKPED UP the security after the breach.”
Jam on
Apply or operate something forcefully
“We need to JAM ON before someone notices.”
Jaw away
Talk just for the point of talking rather than having anything to say
“That shows that your interest is not in helping the student, but in JAWING AWAY.”
Jazz up
Make something more interesting or attractive
“She's always JAZZG UP UP stories.”
Jerk around
Cause someone trouble, treat someone badly
“He was JERKING us AROUND and wouldn't give us the facts.”
Jerk off
Waste time doing unimportant things
“Don't JERK OFF the opportunity.”
Jockey into
Persuade or deceive someone into doing something
“JOCKEY INTO your coat.”
Jog along
Make progress or move ahead, but not very fast
“I suppose we should JOG ALONG before they notice we're late.”
Jog on
Go away
“I suppose we should JOG ON before they notice we're late.”
Join in
Take part in an activity
“Can you JOIN IN this?”
Joke around
Be funny, or try to
“Can I JOKE AROUND this shirt?”
Jot down
Make a quick note
“She's always JOTG UP DOWN stories.”
Juice up
Make something more exciting or perform better
“The children were JUICING UP stories from the book.”