| 单词 | not to know jack |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to know jack f. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) not to know jack: not to know anything at all. Hence in other dismissive (and chiefly negative) constructions.Compare earlier jackshit n., jack-all n., and later jack squat n. ΚΠ 1974 Arizona Daily Republic 26 Dec. g4/4 A lot of coaches don't know jack about athletic injuries. 1983 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 3 Feb. 7 a/3 They tell you they can get a new load for you, but sometimes that doesn't mean jack. 1994 R. McKnight in Kenyon Rev. Spring 44 I ain't said jack to you, man. Go talk to Mendez; he's the one pissed you off. 1999 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 4 Jan. 8 People ask me how do I know the sky is blue and grass is green when I can't see jack. 2005 D. Dailey-Clarke Lazy Eye 203 ‘What happened that night?’ She's right. I did jack. 2016 Post (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 13 July (E1 ed.) 12 The truth is, you still don't know jack about anything, and the more you say you do, the more trouble you're in. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。