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jack somebody around
phrasal verb American English spoken to waste someone's time by deliberately making things difficult for them :
Stop jacking me around and make up your mind!
Stop jacking me around and make up your mind!jack something ↔ in
phrasal verb British English informal to stop doing something :
I'd love to jack in my job and go and live in the Bahamas.
I'd love to jack in my job and go and live in the Bahamas.jack off
phrasal verb American English informal not polite to masturbate
jack something ↔ up
phrasal verb1 to lift something heavy off the ground using a jack :
Jack the car up higher - I can't get the tire off.
Jack the car up higher - I can't get the tire off.2 informal to increase prices, sales etc by a large amount :
They're just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
They're just interested in jacking up their profit margins.



