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jack in

British  

verb

  1. slang (tr, adverb) to abandon or leave (an attempt or enterprise)

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Jack in the Box’s “Jibbis” are coming for Labubus.

From MarketWatch

“Uh, I don’t think anyone in the world knows that Meghan Markle has eaten Jack in the Box and loves it,” Kaling quipped.

From Los Angeles Times

She worked at a Jack in the Box drive-thru when she first got here.

From Los Angeles Times

Even Agatha Swanburne, who had never tasted Cracker Jack in her life, once said, “Better to make the best of a bad situation than to make the worst of a good one.”

From Literature

A stroll beneath palm trees through a serene park led to a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles on the spot where he planted the Union Jack in 1819, starting Singapore’s rise from a fishing village to a strategic port in the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal