a Jack the Lad

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a Jack the Lad (British informal, old-fashioned)

a confident and not very serious young man who behaves as he wants to without thinking about other people Three children with three different women? Well, he always was a bit of a Jack the Lad.

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He is a Jack the Lad who likes other female company even though he is married," says Marc. ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Wilmot may be less of a Jack the Lad in the role and plays up less to the audience but he still manages that balance between eccentricity and warmth which makes Caractacus such a wonderful character. Reviews: Perfect hand-over; CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Birmingham ... by Birmingham Mail (England) He's had a reputation as being a bit of a Jack the lad but he's got a lot of pride and ambition left in him. Football: ROBBIE'S REVENGE by The Mirror (London, England)			a high roller a high-flier a hit list a hit man a hold on a strong a hole card a hole in the wall a home away from home a home from home a home truth a honeymoon period a hop, skip, and a jump a hope chest a hornet's nest a horse of another different color a hostage to fortune a hot button a hot potato a hot spot A house divided against itself cannot stand a house of cards a household name a hue and cry a hush fell over a jack of all trades a Jack the Lad a je ne sais quoi a Jekyll and Hyde a job lot a Job's comforter a Johnny-come-lately a judgment call a kangaroo court a kept man a kerb-crawler a kick in the butt a kick in the teeth a kick up the arse a kind of a king's ransom a kissing cousin a knight in shining armor a knight in shining armour a knocking shop a know-all a knuckle sandwich à la carte à la mode a labor of love a labour of love a lady-killer			a horse of another different color A Horse, a Spoon, and a Basin A Hospital's Duty to Provide Medical Treatment a hostage to fortune a hot button a hot potato a hot spot A house divided against itself cannot stand A house divided against itself cannot stand A house divided against itself cannot stand a house of cards a house of ill fame A House of Prayer a household name a household word A Housman A href A href a hue and cry A Hundred Birds a hundred per cent a hundred per cent a hundred per cent a hundred times a hush fell over A IIA A indicator A into G a jack of all trades a Jack the Lad a je ne sais quoi a Jekyll and Hyde a job lot a Job's comforter a Johnny-come-lately A Joint Monitoring System a jour A Journal of Desire Armed A Journal of Performance and Art A Journal of Practice & Theory A Journey to Fall A Journey to the Center of the Earth A Journey to the Centre of the Earth a judgment call a juggling act a kangaroo court a Kempis à Kempis À Kempis Thomas À Kempis Thomas à Kempis, Thomas à Kempis, Thomas A kent yer faither A kent yer faither a kept man a kept woman a kerb-crawler

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