jerk around

Idioms and Phrases

Take unfair advantage of, manipulate or deceive, as in Leave me alone; quit jerking me around! or He was jerking you around when he said he was home all evening . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

He made one of his exclamatory gestures, a swift jerk around of the head toward her.

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A rope sang, dropped over his arms and head, tightened with a jerk around his waist.

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The released sapling sprang upward, the noose tightened with a cruel jerk around his ankle, and he was snatched into the air.

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This they throw with a peculiar jerk around the neck of their victim.

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Related Words

• bilk
• con
• deceive
• defraud
• delude
• dupe
• fleece
• hoodwink
• mislead
• swindle
• trick
• victimize