jack in | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic,British)Tostopdoing a regular activity, such as a job or studying.I've had enough of working nights, so I'm going tojack inmy job.I'm going tojackmy jobin.1995,Nick Hornby,High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz,→ISBN,page26:And when I came round, after a couple of months of darkness, I found to my surprise that I hadjacked inmy course and was working in Record and Tape Exchange in Camden.; (music recording,computing,electronics)To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.; (science fiction,ambitransitive)Toconnectabraindirectly to acomputer.1970June,Robert Silverberg, “The Tower of Glass”, inGalaxy Science Fiction, volume30, number 3, page141:Watchman replaced him in the linkup seat. Hejackedhimselfintothe computer.1984,William Gibson,Neuromancer(Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books,→ISBN,page37:Seven days and he'djack in. If he closed his eyes now, he'd see the matrix.1986,William Gibson, “Winter Market”, inBurning Chrome, page129:She couldn't move, not without that extra skeleton, and it wasjackedstraightintoher brain, myoelectric interface.

Examples:

EN: An every man jack in it to your own particular charm.
ES: Cada cual lo disfruta a su manera.
EN: There's not a man-jack in this community .. That isn't fond of you and anxious to see you get ahead.
ES: Toda la gente del pueblo te aprecia y desean que todo te vaya bien.
EN: You let that jumping jack in my office.
ES: Tú has dejado entrar a ese saltimbanqui.
EN: The only crate I got is that one up on the jack in there. Won't have it ready until late tonight.
ES: el único coche que tengo es el que tiene el gato y no estará listo antes de la madrugada.
EN: I have a jack in the trunk,
ES: Tengo un gato en el baúl.
EN: The lives of every man jack in the 7th are in danger.
ES: La vida de cada hombre Jack en el séptimo están en peligro.
EN: - Holy jack in the box!
ES: - ¡Santo jack in the box!
EN: "jack in the box"!
ES: "Jack in the Box."
EN: I'm just a jack in the box, I know whenever love knocks
ES: Solo soy un jack-in-the-box Sabes cuando el amor llame
EN: Ah, mais oui-- jack in the box...
ES: - ¡Ah, sí! "Jack in the box"!
EN: I had the output jack in the input socket.
ES: Puse la toma de salida en el zócalo de entrada.
EN: There isn't one worth a jack in the whole bunch.
ES: Ninguno vale una "J" de todo el mazo.
EN: Who found the jack in the box!
ES: Lo encontré en la caja.
EN: Here's your jack in the box.
ES: Aquí está tu chaqueta.
EN: So I'll give it a go at the weekends and if it works out I'll jack in the day job
ES: Lo probaré los fines de semana, a ver qué tal, y si pita, adios trabajo diurno.

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