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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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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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block offTo obstruct.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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block outto prevent from entering or penetratingRate it:

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block upto completely block or obstruct.Rate it:

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block upto be completely blocked or obstructed.Rate it:

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board upTo block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.Rate it:

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brick upTo block by masonry, particularly using bricks.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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chip off the old blockSomeone who takes after their parent.Rate it:

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Chip Off the Old BlockA child who shares the same looks, abilities and characteristics as of his parentsRate it:

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choke upTo block up; to cause something to be blocked.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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clog upto completely physically blockRate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.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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do one's blockTo become enraged.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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gapers' blockA traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction.Rate it:

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getA difficult return or block of a shot.Rate it:

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hoja bloqueBlock souvenir Por ejemplo: en Chile se prefiere block souvenir, al castizo hoja bloque.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 chasse de raceHe is a chip of the old block.Rate it:

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il est bien le fils de son pèreHe is a chip of the old block.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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