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To stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.
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I've had enough of working nights, so I'm going to jack in my job. May also be split as in I'm going to jack my job in.
Submitted on July 31, 2012
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- make up
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- cream of the crop
- deafening silence
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- dyed-in-the-wool
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- go up in smoke
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- low-hanging fruit
- move heaven and earth
- muckety muck
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- nuts and bolts
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