- jack something in Brit.
- jack something in Brit.informalcease doing something.→ jack
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jack something in Brit.
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jack — jack1 noun 1》 a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle. 2》 a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen. 3》 (also jack socket) a socket … English new terms dictionary
jack in — PHRASAL VERB If you jack in something such as an activity or job, you stop doing it. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] Four of the cast jacked it in about Christmas... [V P n] After she jacked in the teaching, Jane got herself a job with a shipping line.… … English dictionary
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give something up — Syn: stop, cease, discontinue, desist from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forgo; informal quit; Brit.; informal jack in … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
give something up — STOP, cease, discontinue, desist from, abstain from, cut out, renounce, forgo; resign from, stand down from; informal quit, kick, swear off, leave off, pack in, lay off; Brit. informal jack in. → give … Useful english dictionary
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