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See: EVERY LAST MAN also EVERY MAN JACK.

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[jack up] {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. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[jack of all trades] {n.}, {informal} (Often followed by "master of none.") A person who is knowledgeable in many areas. Can be used as praise, or as a derogatory remark […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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