jack up
to raise, to increase (a price)
TRANSLATION
einen Preis erhöhen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Iraq, with reserves second only to Saudi Arabia's, might ultimately bust OPEC, which JACKS UP prices by limiting supply."
(The Wall Street Journal - 30th July 2003)
(The Wall Street Journal - 30th July 2003)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
to jack up
Although the origin of this English phrase is obscure, I can give you four more interesting "jack" expressions:
1. I'm all right Jack, an expression of selfish complacency on the part of the speaker.
2. Jack the dancer = cancer (cockney rhyming slang).
3. Jack the Turk, WWI Military = a Turkish soldier (now obsolete).
4. the house hat Jack built = a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases.
to jack up
Although the origin of this English phrase is obscure, I can give you four more interesting "jack" expressions:
1. I'm all right Jack, an expression of selfish complacency on the part of the speaker.
2. Jack the dancer = cancer (cockney rhyming slang).
3. Jack the Turk, WWI Military = a Turkish soldier (now obsolete).
4. the house hat Jack built = a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases.
