man jack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Two days later, to offset the Karlsruhe's parade, H. M. S. Enterprise, anchored in Tanga harbor, emptied every man jack ashore to parade through the town with fixed bayonets while a seaplane whirred overhead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Few have physical injuries, and every man jack of them is charming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost every man jack of them felt they would never make a soldier because 'they weren't cut out for it.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Every man jack of them could find a job in Washington�carrying a hod, if nothing else.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maybe they read her letters, maybe they only looked at the postmark, but to a man jack they all replied: “Send us your next letter after Papa is dead!”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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