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Synonyms

jerk around

Idioms  

  1. Take unfair advantage of, manipulate or deceive, as in Leave me alone; quit jerking me around! or He was jerking you around when he said he was home all evening. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

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He was also something of a jerk around women.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

I know you could never jerk around my heartstrings as you did his.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2014

“You’re the jerk around here. You wouldn’t even talk to me yesterday and you expect me to just follow you around or something?”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Marjorie had helped me edit the tape and it didn’t jerk around as much as it did before.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

How can I treat the wound if you jerk around that way?” demanded Alice.

From Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City by Chapman, Allen

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