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all work and no play makes jack a dull boyToo much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably.Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.Rate it:

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before you can say jack robinsonVery quickly. Quicker than you expect.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe highest straight in poker, ace-king-queen-jack-ten.Rate it:

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c'est un touche-à-toutHe is a Jack of all trades; He meddles with everything.Rate it:

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chuck upTo chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to jig up, throw up, jack up; to break a contract; to abandon or quit.Rate it:

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como diria Jack o Estripador, vamos por partesLet's carefully analyze the situation.Rate it:

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every jack has his jilleverybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their lifeRate it:

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every man jackAll the members of a group with no exceptions.Rate it:

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factotumJack of all trades.Rate it:

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faiseur de boniment (pop.)A cheap-jack, clap-trap speaker.Rate it:

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fuck you, Jack, I'm alrightA phrase used to epitomize arrogance and selfishness, with total disregard towards others.Rate it:

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I'm all right, JackIndicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.Rate it:

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il n'y a si méchant pot qui ne trouve son couvercleEvery Jack must have his Jill.Rate it:

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jack aroundto dawdle, to waste timeRate it:

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jack aroundto misbehave, fool aroundRate it:

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jack inTo stop doing a regular activity. Often a job or studies.Rate it:

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jack inTo insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.Rate it:

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jack itTo masturbate.Rate it:

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jack itTo manually stimulate one's own genitals. The "It" refers to the penis.Rate it:

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jack it inAn imperative to stop doing something that the speaker finds annoying.Rate it:

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Jack n'a qu'un œilRappel à la prudence.Rate it:

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jack o'lanternA vegetable, usually a pumpkin, but alternatively a turnip, carved into the form of a face and lighted within by a candle. Associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween.Rate it:

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jack o'lanternwill o' the wisp, a strange light that attracts travellersRate it:

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jack of all tradesOne competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA 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.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of noneA person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.Rate it:

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jack of all trades, master of none!An individual capable of repairing, correcting, restoring many deficiencies, however is incapable of rendering a high level of expertness in these instances.Rate it:

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jack offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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jack offAn annoying person or one who has committed a transgression with no or insufficient apology; a jerk, an asshole.Rate it:

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jack offTo manually stimulate someone sexually, generally a male.Rate it:

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Jack TarAlternative spelling of jacktar.Rate it:

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jack upTo ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for f** up.Rate it:

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jack upTo raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.Rate it:

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jack upTo raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates. See also jack up the price.Rate it:

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Jack-of-All-TradesA man who knows to do all kinds of workRate it:

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jack-tarAlternative spelling of jacktar.Rate it:

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jimmy jack should have been halfway there and backoff of an old country western showRate it:

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l'arc toujours tendu se gâteAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Rate it:

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mathurin dévide le jars (pop.)Jack Tar is spinning a yarn.Rate it:

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picture cardking, queen or jackRate it:

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propre à tout et bon à rienJack of all trades and master of none.Rate it:

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