BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON

Meaning of BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON in English

adv. cl. , informal Very quickly; suddenly. An overused phrase. Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was gone.

Compare: IN A FLASH, RIGHT AWAY.

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BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON — {adv. cl.}, {informal} Very quickly; suddenly. - An overused phrase. * /Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was …
Slang English vocab
BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON — {adv. cl.}, {informal} Very quickly; suddenly. - An overused phrase. * /Before I could say Jack Robinson, the boy was …
Словарь английских идиом
BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON — * before one can say knife * before one could say Jack Robinson * before one could say knife * …
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON — немедленно, моментально; в два счета, в мгновение ока; и опомниться не успел; не успел и глазом моргнуть; и ахнуть не …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON — Прежде, чем успеешь сказать "Джек Робинсон". Ср. Не успеть и глазом моргнуть
Английские поговорки
ROBINSON — I. biographical name Edwin Arlington 1869-1935 American poet, II. biographical name George Frederick Samuel 1827-1909 1st Marquis & 2d Earl …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROBINSON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ray Charles Robinson George Geoffrey Robinson Henrietta Howland Robinson Jeffers John Robinson Luce Henry …
Английский словарь Британика
JACK
Английский словарь Британика
SAY — I. (|)sā, South also (|)se verb ( past said (|)sed, _sə̇d ; or archaic said·est ˈsedə̇st ; or saidst ˈsedzt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEFORE — I. bə̇ˈfō(ə)r, bē-, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adverb Etymology: Middle English before, beforen, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAY — say 1 — sayer , n. /say/ , v. , said, saying , adv., n., interj. v.t. 1. to utter …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROBINSON — /rob"in seuhn/ , n. 1. Bill ( "Bojangles" ), 1878-1949, U.S. tap dancer. 2. Boardman /bawrd"meuhn, bohrd"-/ , 1876-1952, U.S. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEFORE — /bi fawr", -fohr"/ , prep. 1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon. 2. in front of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROBINSON — n. family name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAY — I. ˈsā, Southern also ˈse verb ( said ˈsed, especially when subject follows səd ; say·ing ˈsā-iŋ ; says ˈsez, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEFORE — I. bi-ˈfȯr, bē- adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROBINSON — I. ˈrä-bən-sən biographical name Edwin Arlington 1869-1935 American poet II. biographical name George Frederick Samuel 1827-1909 1st Marquis & 2d …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAY — noun essay; trial; attempt. 2. say ·noun a kind of silk or satin. 3. say ·impf saw. 4. say ·noun …
Webster English vocab
JACK
Webster English vocab
BEFORE — adv in advance. 2. before ·adv earlier; sooner than; until then. 3. before ·adv in time past; previously; already. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SAY — [say] vb said ; say.ing ; says [ME, fr. OE secgan; akin to OHG sagen to say, Lith sakyti, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEFORE — [be.fore] adv or adj [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE beforan, fr. be- + foran before, fr. fore] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROBINSON — Robinson BrE AmE ˈrɒb ɪn s ə n § - ə n- AmE ˈrɑːb- ▶ ˌ Robinson ˈ Crusoe BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — / seɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( says / sez; NAmE / said , said …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — / bɪˈfɔː(r); NAmE / preposition , conjunction , adverb ■ preposition 1. earlier than sb/sth : before lunch the day …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — I. say 1 S1 W1 /seɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle said /sed/, third person singular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROBINSON
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JACK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEFORE — I. be ‧ fore 1 S1 W1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . earlier than a particular event …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAY — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JACK — n. & v. n. 1 a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. conj. 1 earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1. tr. (often foll. by that + …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
JACK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a device for lifting heavy objects, esp. the axle of a vehicle off the …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
BEFORE — conj., prep., & adv. --conj. 1. earlier than the time when (crawled before he walked). 2 rather than that (would …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — ( says /sez/ , saying, said /sed/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEFORE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot to do/learn/say etc ▪ I still have a lot to learn. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jack Bauer Jack Frost Jack Robinson Jack the Lad jumping jack Union Jack COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEFORE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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