every man Jack

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English

Alternative forms

• every man jack

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

every man Jack

1. (idiomatic) All the members of a group with no exceptions.

   When the captain offered a free round of grog to the crew, every man Jack of them lined up for a cupful.

See also

• to a man

Further reading

• “every man jack” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “every man jack”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “man jack”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.