Jack Robinson

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noun

before you could say Jack Robinson or before you can say Jack Robinson extremely quickly or suddenly

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Words nearby Jack Robinson

jack plug, jack post, jackpot, jackrabbit, jack rafter, Jack Robinson, jack rod, jack rope, Jack Rose, Jack Russell, Jack Russell terrier

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How to use Jack Robinson in a sentence

Here am I, started two days after you, tripping up your heels in less time than it takes to say Jack Robinson!
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
He ran out the front door of the doll house, and over the piazza, and down the steps before you could say "Jack Robinson."
The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories|Various
He and Bridget packed them off before they could say Jack Robinson.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
Into the Mortons' gate he slipped, and before anyone could say "Jack Robinson" he had crept under the steps of the side entrance.
Jerry's Reward|Evelyn Snead Barnett

"Before you could say Jack Robinson" is a phrase, still current, derived from this highly droll song.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

Other Idioms and Phrases with Jack Robinson

Jack Robinson

see before you can say Jack Robinson.