jack around

dʒæk əˈraʊnd

Definition of jack around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

misbehave

intr.

Slang

engage in playful or mischievous activities

intr.

Slang

The kids were jacking around in the backyard.

fool around

mess around

play around

disrespect

tr.

Slang

treat someone in a disrespectful way

tr.

Slang

He felt jacked around by his boss.

disrespect

mess around

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Expressions with jack

jack up

raise an object using a jack

They had to jack up the car to change the tire.

jack in

stop doing a regular activity

He decided to jack in his job.

jack into

connect a device to a system

He jacked into the network to access the files.

jack of all trades

person skilled in many tasks but not an expert

He is a jack of all trades, fixing everything.

jack something in

stop doing something, especially a job

He decided to jack his job in and travel the world.

jack something up

lift something using a jack

He jacked the car up to change the tire.

Examples of jack around in a sentence

Stop jacking around and finish your homework.
Stop jacking me around and give me a straight answer.
She felt jacked around by the customer service representative.

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French:faire les fous, maltraiter, ...
German:herumalbern, respektlos behandeln, ...
Italian:giocare, trattare male, ...
Spanish:hacer travesuras, tomar el pelo, ...
Portuguese:brincar, tratar com desrespeito, ...
Chinese:胡闹, 戏弄, ...
Japanese:ふざける, 無礼に扱う, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, استهزأ به, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתּוֹלֵל, לְזַלְזֵל בְּ, ...
Russian:баловаться, неуважительно относиться, ...
Ukrainian:бешкетувати, неповажно ставитися, ...
Hindi:मस्ती करना, अनादर करना, ...
Bengali:দুষ্টুমি করা, অবমাননা করা, ...
Catalan:jugar, tractar amb falta de respecte, ...
Czech:blbnout, ponižovat, ...
Danish:fjolle, behandle respektløst, ...
Dutch:ravotten, respectloos behandelen, ...
Greek:παίζω άτακτα, αντιμετωπίζω με ασέβεια, ...
Hungarian:hülyéskedni, packázni, ...
Khmer:លេងរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, មើលងាយ, ...
Korean:장난치다, 무시하다, ...
Persian:شیطنت می‌کردند, بی‌احترامی کردن, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, lekceważyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):aprontar, tratar com desrespeito, ...
Romanian:a se juca, a trata cu dispreț, ...
Swedish:busa, behandla respektlöst, ...
Thai:เล่นซุกซน, ปฏิบัติอย่างไม่เคารพ, ...
Turkish:yaramazlık yapmak, saygısızca davranmak, ...
Vietnamese:nghịch ngợm, đối xử thiếu tôn trọng, ...

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