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English @ the Movies: 'Jack Up Our Price'


source: VOA Learning English     2017年6月9日
Our saying on English @ the Movies is "jack up our price," from the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." This film is about superheros fighting against threats in the universe. Do you know what "jack up our price" means? Check out our video and take the quiz!
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# jack up:
1. (Commerce) (tr) to increase (prices, salaries, etc)
2. (tr) to raise (an object, such as a car,) with or as with a jack
3. (intr) slang to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin
4. (intr) informal Austral to refuse to comply; rebel, esp collectively
5. informal NZ to initiate, organize, or procure