单词 | on one's jack |
释义 | > as lemmason one's jack e. slang (originally and chiefly British). on one's jack: on one's own, alone; cf. on one's pat at pat n.4, on one's tod at tod n.4 [Short for Jack Jones n. Compare earlier Jack Jones adj. and slightly later on one's Jack Jones at Jack Jones n.] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > by oneself by oneself (himself, themselves, etc.)eOE myself one (also alone)a1300 of oneselfc1450 sole1450 post alone1478 solely1495 high-lone1533 myselfc1540 lone1613 solus cum solo1742 on one's ownio1908 on one's Pat Malone1908 on one's lonely(-o)1919 on one's ownsome1921 on one's jack1931 on one's tod1934 1931 ‘G. Orwell’ Hop-picking in Coll. Ess. (1968) I. 71 Jack, on his: on his own. 1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter iii. 197 Michael went off on his jack an' left me wid de bloody baby. 1973 R. Parkes Guardians x. 193 I thought I could go sneaking in there all on my jack and bring out the evidence. 2006 C. Tate et al. Am I Bovvered? 55 Lauren: You're on your jack, mate. Ryan: Right, I'll go without you then. < as lemmas |
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