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ESLPod_1138_WE_1951 Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys In this podcast, the word "jerk" is a rude term for a disliked person who behaves badly and is annoying or offensive: "The truck drivers in this city are jerks, always cutting in front of other cars and trucks on the freeway." A jerk is also a very rapid movement: "He signaled to his friends with a jerk of his head." Or, "The jerk of her hand on the key helped to open the lock." The phrase "knee-jerk reaction" describes how someone responds to something almost automatically, without thinking about it first: "Francesca's knee-jerk reaction was to become angry about the mistake, but she took a deep breath and asked for an explanation instead." Finally, the phrase "to jerk (someone) around" means to create problems or a difficult situation for another person: "Sometimes it seems like the agency's policies are designed to jerk customers around."

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ESLPod 1138 jerk Relationships + Family

Id	ESLPod_1138_WE_1951
Episode Id	ESLPod 1138
Episode Title	Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys
Phrase	jerk
Text	In this podcast, the word "jerk" is a rude term for a disliked person who behaves badly and is annoying or offensive: "The truck drivers in this city are jerks, always cutting in front of other cars and trucks on the freeway." A jerk is also a very rapid movement: "He signaled to his friends with a jerk of his head." Or, "The jerk of her hand on the key helped to open the lock." The phrase "knee-jerk reaction" describes how someone responds to something almost automatically, without thinking about it first: "Francesca's knee-jerk reaction was to become angry about the mistake, but she took a deep breath and asked for an explanation instead." Finally, the phrase "to jerk (someone) around" means to create problems or a difficult situation for another person: "Sometimes it seems like the agency's policies are designed to jerk customers around."
Topics	Relationships + Family

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