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Jack Robinson

noun

  1. before you could say Jack Robinson or before you can say Jack Robinson
    extremely quickly or suddenly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

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Example Sentences

The Frenchman first surfed the wave when he was eight years old, and conquered it once more, scoring 17.67 to claim Olympic gold in front of Australia's Jack Robinson.

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He made a fine start to the final with a near-perfect 9.5 ride, before Australia's Jack Robinson replied with a 7.83.

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Vinicius Souza replaces Jack Robinson because of an injury.

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However, Wilder would not have been pleased at the sight of two of his players - Vinicius Souza and Jack Robinson - squaring up and jostling each other during the first half.

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Brighton have their third and it is a Jack Robinson own goal as he diverts Kaoru Mitoma's cross into the back of his own net.

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