JACK SPRAT


Meaning of JACK SPRAT in English

ˌJack ˈSprat BrE AmE

a character in a ↑ nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for children) : Jack Sprat would eat no fat, His wife would eat no lean, And so between them both, you see, They licked the platter clean.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.