- jack me around
- tell me lies, play games
Don't jack me around, man. I need to know who took my car.
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jack me around
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jack someone around N. Amer. — jack someone around N. Amer. informal cause someone inconvenience or problems. → jack … English new terms dictionary
jack somebody around — ˌjack sb aˈround derived (NAmE, informal) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time • Let s go. We re being jacked around here. Main entry: ↑jackderived … Useful english dictionary
jack someone around — tv. to hassle someone; to harass someone. (See also jerk someone around.) □ The IRS is jacking my brother around. CD The boss was jacking around Gert, so she just walked out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jack someone around — informal cause someone inconvenience or problems, esp. by acting unfairly or indecisively … Useful english dictionary
Jack and the Beanstalk — [Jack and the Beanstalk] a traditional story often told to children and used as a ↑pantomime. Jack is a boy who sells a cow for three magic beans. He plants these and they grow into a very tall beanstalk (= bean plant). He climbs up the beanstalk … Useful english dictionary
jack — jack1 [dʒæk] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the man s name Jack] 1.) a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air ▪ a hydraulic jack 2.) a card used in card games that has … Dictionary of contemporary English
jack around — phrasal verb Word forms jack around : present tense I/you/we/they jack around he/she/it jacks around present participle jacking around past tense jacked around past participle jacked around American informal 1) [intransitive] to waste time doing… … English dictionary
jack — 1 noun (C) 1 TOOL FOR LIFTING a piece of equipment used to lift a heavy weight off the ground, such as a car, and support it while it is in the air: a hydraulic jack 2 CARD GAMES a card used in card games that has a man s picture on it and is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jack — jack1 noun 1》 a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle. 2》 a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen. 3》 (also jack socket) a socket … English new terms dictionary
jack — jack1 [ dʒæk ] noun * ▸ 1 for lifting something heavy ▸ 2 for electricity supply ▸ 3 playing card ▸ 4 anything/nothing at all ▸ 5 (object used in) game ▸ 6 in lawn bowling 1. ) count a piece of equipment used for lifting and supporting a heavy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
