PHRASAL VERBS WITH JACK: JACK (SOMEONE) AROUND

Hello, everyone! How was your weekend? I hope it was fantastic. And I hope that you are ready for some more Daily Vitamin lessons. 

This week, we are looking at phrasal verbs with the word JACK in them. JACK is a common name in English, but it's also a verb that is a part of many phrasal verbs. We will learn five this week!

We begin with the colloquial phrasal verb: TO JACK (SOMEONE) AROUND. 

Definition: To waste someone's time, often by being evasive, indirect, or insincere. 

Example 1: I wish he would stop jacking me around and just tell me if I have the job or not. I have gone in for three follow-up interviews and I still don't know if I have the job. It's very frustrating. 

Example 2: I wouldn't use this bank. They jack you around a lot and charge you for services you did not agree to purchase. 

Example 3: We were very interested in buying a new house. Unfortunately, the sellers jacked us around and changed the price and agreement-terms constantly. In the end, we removed our offer.

Example 4: The company is being accused of jacking around customers who are requesting refunds for faulty products.

This phrasal verb has different meanings, but with this meaning it is SEPARABLE. 

That's all for today. I hope no one jacks you around this week. ;-)

Have a great week!