jwishness.html - See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.

jwishness.html - See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.

jwishness.html - {n.}, {informal} (Often followed by the words "master of none.") A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark depending on the context and the intonation. * /Peter is a jack of all trades; he can survive anywhere!/ * /"How come Joe did such a sloppy job?" Mary asked. "He's a jack of all trades," Sally answered./

jwishness.html - See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON.

jwishness.html - {v.} 1. To lift with a jack. * /The man jacked up his car to fit a flat tire./ 2. {informal} To make (a price) higher; raise. * /Just before Christmas, some stores jack up their prices./

jwishness.html - {n.}, {informal} A very sudden start from a still position; a very fast start from a stop. * /Bob made a jack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green./