a Jack the Lad

Jack the Lad

A confident, carefree young man. Primarily heard in UK. Jim's a bit of a Jack the Lad—he likes his job as a bicycle courier and doesn't care what anybody else thinks.

a ˌJack the ˈLad

(British English, slang) a young man who is very confident in a noisy way, and enjoys going out with male friends, drinking alcohol and trying to attract women: He used to be a bit of a Jack the Lad — I never thought he’d settle down and get married.This was originally the nickname of an 18th-century thief called Jack Sheppard.

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释义	a Jack the Lad Jack the Lad A confident, carefree young man. Primarily heard in UK. Jim's a bit of a Jack the Lad—he likes his job as a bicycle courier and doesn't care what anybody else thinks. See also: jack, lad Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˌJack the ˈLad (British English, slang) a young man who is very confident in a noisy way, and enjoys going out with male friends, drinking alcohol and trying to attract women: He used to be a bit of a Jack the Lad — I never thought he’d settle down and get married.This was originally the nickname of an 18th-century thief called Jack Sheppard. See also: jack, lad Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: Jack the Lad breeze up to (someone or something) not have a care in the world be on the sick list be a bit off take a turn for the worse be on the wagon be/go on the wagon on the wagon, to be salad
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