a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over
(redirected from a roll that Jack Rice couldn't jump over)a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over
old-fashioned A particularly large sum of money. A reference to a famous steeplechaser (a horse that jumps over obstacles in a race) by the name of Jack Rice. Primarily heard in Australia. He had been expecting a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over, so his face fell when I told him he'd only won about $100.