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Jack Box Phrase Refers Toy Consisting Figure Spring

Phrase/Idiom Jack in the box
Definition This phrase refers to a toy consisting of a box containing a figure with a spring, which leaps up when the lid is raised.
Example The boy was given a Jack in the box.

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