- before one can say Jack Robinson
- {adv. cl.}, {informal} Very quickly; suddenly. - An overused phrase. * /Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was gone./ Compare: IN A FLASH, RIGHT AWAY.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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before one can say Jack Robinson — • before one knows where he is • before one can say Jack Robinson (from Idioms in Speech) very quickly; in no time He was very aged in the Vale you got to be a hundred before you knew where you were. (A. Coppard) ... she greeted me jovially, and … Idioms and examples
before one can say Jack Robinson — {adv. cl.}, {informal} Very quickly; suddenly. An overused phrase. * /Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was gone./ Compare: IN A FLASH, RIGHT AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
before\ one\ can\ say\ Jack\ Robinson — adv cl. informal Very quickly; suddenly. An overused phrase. Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was gone. Compare: in a flash, right away … Словарь американских идиом
before one can say Jack Robinson — informal very quickly or suddenly … Useful english dictionary
before one knows where he is — • before one knows where he is • before one can say Jack Robinson (from Idioms in Speech) very quickly; in no time He was very aged in the Vale you got to be a hundred before you knew where you were. (A. Coppard) ... she greeted me jovially, and … Idioms and examples
Jack Robinson — See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON … Dictionary of American idioms
Jack Robinson — See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON … Dictionary of American idioms
Jack\ Robinson — See: before one can say Jack Robinson … Словарь американских идиом
Jack Robinson, before one can say — Immediately … A concise dictionary of English slang
Jack Robinson (mythical person) — Jack Robinson is a fictional person used to indicate a period of time, typically in a sarcastic manner. The normal usage is, (something is done) faster than you can say Jack Robinson or otherwise … before you can say Jack Robinson.… … Wikipedia
