Jack up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "jack up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-01-15 10:01

Meaning of Jack up

Jack up phrasal verb informal slang

To rapidly increase.

The number of people contracting COVID-19 is jacking up.

To lift something by using a jack.

The refrigerator is jacked up to go in the kitchen.

To increase the cost of something.

The shops are cashing in on temporary shortages by jacking up consumer goods.

To encourage somebody to do something.

My teacher jacked me up enthusiastically and I decided to go to college.

To do harm to, either physically or otherwise.

The war jacked up a heavy toll on human life.

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To negotiate with someone in order to reach a win-win agreement

Grammar and Usage of Jack up

Verb Forms

  • jacked up
  • jacking up
  • jacks up
  • to jack up

The verb "jack" should be conjugated according to its tense.

 

 

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jump (one's) bones

To make love or have sex with someone

Example:

They just jumped each other’s bones after one date.

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