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Jack Robinson

See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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before one can say Jack Robinson

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the twinkling of an eye

[in the twinkling of an eye] See: [BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[between two shakes of a lamb's tail] See: [BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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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