We'll jack this school lark in

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Alter Ego - 30 Oct 2006 18:54 GMT

Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
"We'll jack this school lark in"?

The complete sentence, if it helps, is:
"Don't worry, we'll have the last laugh of this lot, and Him up there. We'll
jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the old 'V' sign and
shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

English is not my native language, as you probably noticed, I would
appreciate your help. Thank you.

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John Dean - 30 Oct 2006 20:04 GMT

> Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
> "We'll jack this school lark in"?
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> there. We'll jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the
> old 'V' sign and shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

We will leave school.

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Alter Ego - 30 Oct 2006 20:41 GMT

>> Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
>> "We'll jack this school lark in"?
>
> We will leave school.

Thanks a lot, it was very simple, after all. :)

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Chris Croughton - 31 Oct 2006 08:49 GMT

> Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
> "We'll jack this school lark in"?
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the old 'V' sign and
> shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

To "jack something in" is slang, meaning to stop doing it. In that
sentence the word 'lark' is used in the sense of a game, the speakers
are being derogatory about school in referring to it as a game which
they can stop (by implication, any time they want to, whatever anyone
else says, although they may be referring to leaving school at a certain
age).

> English is not my native language, as you probably noticed, I would
> appreciate your help. Thank you.

Well, it doesn't show from the limited sample here! I suspect that many
native English speakers may not be familiar with the phrase either, it
doesn't seem to be used much now (at least in the company I keep).

Chris C

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Alter Ego - 03 Nov 2006 22:11 GMT

Thank you for your clear explanation. :)

> To "jack something in" is slang, meaning to stop doing it. In that
> sentence the word 'lark' is used in the sense of a game, the speakers
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>
> Chris C

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We'll jack this school lark in