it's a cinch
It is very easy.
"What about the final exam?" Fred asked. "It was a cinch" Sam answered.
itching palm
A wish for money; greed.
He was born with an itching palm.
The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms.
jazz up
jazz something up
To brighten up; add more noise, movement, or color; make more lively or exciting.
Приукрасить; добавить больше шума, движения или цвета; сделать более оживленным или возбуждающим.
The party was very dull until Pete jazzed it up with his drums.
We need another scenery to jazz our play up.
Нам нужны другие декорации, чтобы улучшить нашу театральную постановку.
join forces
join hands
To get together for the same aim; group together for a purpose; unite.
The students and the graduates joined forces to raise money when the gym burned down.
The American soldiers joined hands with the British in the war against Germany.
joking aside
joking apart
No fooling; without exaggerating: seriously.
Joking aside, although the conditions were not very comfortable, we had a wonderful time.
Joking apart, there must have been over a hundred people in the room.
jump out of one's skin
To be badly frightened; be very much surprised.
The lightning struck so close to Bill that he almost jumped out of his skin.
jumping-off place
A place so far away that it seems to be the end of the world.
Columbus' sailors were afraid they would arrive at the jumping-off place if they sailed farther west.
So you visited Little America? That sounds like the jumping-off place!
The starting place of a long, hard trip or of something difficult or dangerous.
The jumping-off place for the explorer's trip through the jungle was a little village.
just in case
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..."