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to jerk around
[phrase form: jerk]
01
to treat someone in a cruel or unfair way, often by deceiving them or manipulating them
Dialect
American
American
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
around
Base verb
jerk
Present tense
jerk around
3rd person singular
jerks around
Present participle
jerking around
Past simple
jerked around
Past participle
jerked around
Examples
He felt like his boss was just jerking him around with empty promises of a promotion.
