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I'm all right, Jack

I'm all right, Jack phrase: indicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.

Phrase

I'm all right, Jack

  1. (UK) Indicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.
    • From my vantage point at the large, shiny bar in the centre of the room, I could swear I spotted Harriet Harman with her trade unionist husband "I'm all right, Jack" Dromey.2008 November 6, Bill Blanko, “Party politics”, in The Guardian

Questions about I'm all right, Jack

What does I'm all right, Jack mean?
I'm all right, Jack means indicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.
What part of speech is I'm all right, Jack?
I'm all right, Jack is a phrase.

Words near I'm all right, Jack in the dictionary

  1. I'm afraid
  2. I'm afraid not
  3. I'm afraid so
  4. I'm agender
  5. I'm agnostic
  6. I'm all right, Jack
  7. I'm allergic to aspirin
  8. I'm allergic to nuts
  9. I'm allergic to penicillin
  10. I'm allergic to pollen
  11. I'm alright and fuck you Jack

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