- jerk me around
- not be honest with me, jack me around
Don't jerk me around. I want to know if you've seen my child.
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jerk me around
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jerk someone around — jerk (someone) around to deceive someone about whether or not you intend to do something. They ve been jerking us around for a long time, first by not offering us a contract or then by saying they won t sign one … New idioms dictionary
jerk somebody around — ˌjerk sb aˈround derived (informal, especially NAmE) to make things difficult for sb, especially by not being honest with them • Consumers are often jerked around by big companies. Main entry: ↑jerkderived … Useful english dictionary
jerk someone around — AND jerk someone over tv. to hassle someone; to waste someone’s time. □ Stop jerking me around and give me my money back. CD They sure like to jerk around people in that music shop … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jerk someone around — N. Amer. informal deal with someone dishonestly or unfairly. → jerk … English new terms dictionary
jerk someone around — vb American to irritate, harass, subject someone to minor humiliations. The image evoked is of an animal on a rope or lead being tugged at the whim of its owner … Contemporary slang
jerk someone around — informal deal with someone dishonestly or unfairly … Useful english dictionary
jerk around — jerk (someone) around to deceive someone about whether or not you intend to do something. They ve been jerking us around for a long time, first by not offering us a contract or then by saying they won t sign one … New idioms dictionary
jerk around — transitive verb : to treat badly especially in an underhanded or inconsistent way the public gets jerked around by all this confusing information Arnold Relman * * * jerk around [phrasal verb] jerk (someone) around chiefly US, informal : to be… … Useful english dictionary
jerk — jerk1 [dʒə:k US dʒə:rk] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from yerk to hit, pull suddenly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way ▪ Wilcox jerked his head to indicate … Dictionary of contemporary English
jerk around — phrasal verb Word forms jerk around : present tense I/you/we/they jerk around he/she/it jerks around present participle jerking around past tense jerked around past participle jerked around mainly American informal 1) jerk someone around… … English dictionary
