- jerk around
- jack around & jerk aroundSl. to waste time. •
Stop jacking around and get some work done!
•The kids spend most of the day jerking around.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Stop jacking around and get some work done!
•The kids spend most of the day jerking around.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
jerk around — transitive verb : to treat badly especially in an underhanded or inconsistent way the public gets jerked around by all this confusing information Arnold Relman * * * jerk around [phrasal verb] jerk (someone) around chiefly US, informal : to be… … Useful english dictionary
jerk around — phrasal verb Word forms jerk around : present tense I/you/we/they jerk around he/she/it jerks around present participle jerking around past tense jerked around past participle jerked around mainly American informal 1) jerk someone around… … English dictionary
jerk around — in. to waste time. □ Stop jerking around and get to work. □ All you do is jerk around. Get a move on! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
jerk around — jerk (someone) around to deceive someone about whether or not you intend to do something. They ve been jerking us around for a long time, first by not offering us a contract or then by saying they won t sign one … New idioms dictionary
jerk around — PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something. [INFORMAL] [V n P] Don t jerk me around, Mr Crook... [V n P] We re being jerked around, and I don t like it … English dictionary
jerk around — v Mislead. Recently it seems like everyone is jerking me around. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
jerk around — transitive verb Date: 1932 to treat badly especially by being underhanded or inconsistent … New Collegiate Dictionary
jerk around — verb to cheat or treat unfairly … Wiktionary
jerk around — v. harass or waste somebody s time … English slang
jerk — ► NOUN 1) a quick, sharp, sudden movement. 2) Weightlifting the raising of a barbell above the head from shoulder level by an abrupt straightening of the arms and legs. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a contemptibly foolish person. ► VERB 1) move… … English terms dictionary
jerk — jerk1 [dʒə:k US dʒə:rk] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from yerk to hit, pull suddenly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [I and T] to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way ▪ Wilcox jerked his head to indicate … Dictionary of contemporary English