put a jerk in it

old-fashioned Hurry up; act more lively or quickly. Put a jerk in it, gentlemen, we don't have much time to get this finished!

put a jerk in it

act vigorously, smartly, or quickly. informal, dated

1939 C. Day Lewis Child of Misfortune Put a jerk in it. I'm meeting my boy at the second house at the Royal.

See also: jerk, put

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See also:

knee-jerk
go a mile a minute
breeze past (someone or something)
hang out with (one)
asshat
I'll bite
push past
in (one's) (own) interest
in interest
in one's interest

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