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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 up
To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for f** up.
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jack up
To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
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jack up
To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates. See also jack up the price.
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jack-tar
Alternative spelling of jacktar.
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every man jack
All the members of a group with no exceptions.
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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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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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before you can say jack robinson
Very quickly. Quicker than you expect.
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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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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 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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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
It is preferable to have a small but certain advantage than a mere potential of a greater one.
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in for an inch, in for a mile
Given that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.
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in for a dime, in for a dollar
Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry,
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in for a penny, in for a pound
Expressing recognition that one must, having started something, see it through to its end, rather than stopping short thereof; accepting that one must
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break in
To enter by force or illicit means.
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bring in
To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
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butt in
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come in
To enter.
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punch in
To enter a workplace by punching a time card.
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put in
To place inside.
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ring in
To make a phone call to one's usual place of work.
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take in
To deceive; to hoodwink.
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cash in
To profit from; to use an opportunity to maximum advantage, especially financially.
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clue in
To inform, instruct, or tell.
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ask in
To invite someone to enter one's house.
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barge in
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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break in
New function more naturally through use or wear.
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call in
To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
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call in
To summon someone, especially for help or advice.
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cut in
To intrude or interrupt.
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cut in
When painting, to paint edges, corners, or trim in preparation for rolling larger areas.
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dig in
To begin eating.
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dive in
To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
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do in
To kill or end.
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fall in
To collapse inwards.
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fill in
To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
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hand in
To give something to a responsible person.
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kick in
To start or connect suddenly.
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muck in
To join in attaining a common aim.
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opt in
To choose to participate in something.
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pop in
To visit in an impromptu manner.
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run in
Alternative spelling of run-in.
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snow in
By a large snowfall.
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take in
To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.
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stave in
To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
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bash in
To break or dent badly by hitting violently.
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