“When did I see them starving and did not jack up the prices?” The Gospel according to Capitalism
Well you have the PS5's recent price hike along with ram and hard drives prices being jack up as well.
Translation: oh no! Double digit exponential growth is not possible so we need to cut people and jack up prices to make shareholders happy.
sex life is awesome? time to jack up some 3's
Do they? In northern Colorado we have tons of them and they're silent and unobtrusive, provide many jobs, don't jack up utility costs, or pollute so it's hard to see the basis for comparison
(colloquial) To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for fuck up.
““When did I see them starving and did not jack up the prices?” The Gospel according to Capitalism”
“Well you have the PS5's recent price hike along with ram and hard drives prices being jack up as well.”
“Translation: oh no! Double digit exponential growth is not possible so we need to cut people and jack up prices to make shareholders happy.”
“sex life is awesome? time to jack up some 3's”
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To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.
He jacked the car up to change the tire
“Do they? In northern Colorado we have tons of them and they're silent and unobtrusive, provide many jobs, don't jack up utility costs, or pollute so it's hard to see the basis for comparison”
“I'm not sure we get there without a bunch of imprecise outrage over it. The default in most places right now seems to be "fuck it we're going to gas turbine up the neighbors or jack up their bills"”
“If you want to build one close to you, go nuts. It is trivially easy to find sources that show that 1. They are very noisy 2. They create heat islands that span miles 3. They create few jobs 4. They jack up local utilities”
“Exactly, They rarely broke back then. You could jack up your car with them if needed 😂.”
“Here's the document underlying RFK Jr's declaration that 77% of today's young people would not qualify for the military. This report was used by the military in order to jack up the max age for enlistment. Lots and lots of red flags in this. www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/D...”
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(informal) To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates.
The oil rig can be jacked up higher when the hydraulic legs touch the sea floor.
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