all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy »
Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.
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before you can say Jack Robinson »
Very quickly. Quicker than you expect.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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donkey jacket »
thick garment
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every Jack has his Jill »
everybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their life
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every man Jack »
All the members of a group with no exceptions.
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factotum »
Jack of all trades.
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hit the jackpot »
To realise a huge load of luck; to receive a more favorable outcome than imagined.
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jack in »
To stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.
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jack in »
To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.
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jack it in »
An imperative to stop doing something that the speaker finds annoying.
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jack of all trades »
One competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.
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jack of all trades, master of none »
A master of integration, who knows enough from many learned trades and skills to be able to bring their disciplines together in a practical manner; a polymath; a renaissance man.
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jack of all trades, master of none »
A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
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jack up »
To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
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