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单词
jacks-in-the-box
释义
jacks-in-the-box
in British English
plural noun
jack-in-the-box
jack-in-the-box
in British English
noun
Word forms:
plural
jack-in-the-boxes
or
jacks-in-the-box
a toy consisting of a figure on a compressed spring in a box, which springs out when the lid is opened
Examples of 'jacks-in-the-box' in a sentence
jacks-in-the-box
As our van turned on to a country road we all sprung up at once from our basket, like jacks-in-the-box.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
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to be a showstopper
to be asleep
to be assigned sb/sth
to be assigned to sth
to be assimilated
to be associated with sth
to be a staple of sth
to be a stranger to sth
to beat about the bush
to be at a disadvantage
to beat a hasty retreat
to be at a loss (as to how/why etc ... )
to be at an end
to be at a premium
to beat a retreat
to be at a standstill
to be at daggers drawn with sb
to be (a) testimony to sth
to be at issue
to beat, kick or knock the shit out of someone
to be at large
to be at law/medical school
to be at liberty
to be at liberty to do sth
to be at loggerheads
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