He is a jack-in-the-box the way he pops into the chair. From Wordnik.com. [THE ETERNITY OF FORMS] Reference
Munro bobbed his head and nodded like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
I pop up and grin, like an overeducated jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Courting Trouble]
The bead will pop into your vision like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association] Reference
"Please don't turn my head into a jack-in-the-box, Hillary!". From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: "Were You In This Campaign Just For Me?"] Reference
The prosecutor sprung out of his chair like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Minutes]
"Well, for one thing, they found your toy, the jack-in-the-box". From Wordnik.com. [Every Secret Thing]
Thomas Mugridge popped out of his galley like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
"And Bob can be a jack-in-the-box," cried Betty eagerly, getting. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Wales Senior] Reference
The man had come upon him like the eruption of a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Benefit of the Doubt] Reference
He bowed several times and then disappeared like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [In the Fifth at Malory Towers]
I say, Betty, wouldn't the Blunderbuss make a superb jack-in-the-box?. From Wordnik.com. [Betty Wales Senior] Reference
My rival, closing his window, had disappeared like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [French and Oriental Love in a Harem] Reference
There's something extremely funny about a Panda with a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. ["Rules for YouTube."] Reference
He's been up and down in the chamber like a little fat jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Patrick Cormack Speaks...] Reference
He popped into that doorway like a jack-in-the-box as you were speaking. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting Fear]
A sinister jack-in-the-box haunts the lives of the children who owned it. From Wordnik.com. [M Is for Magic by Neil Gaiman: Book summary] Reference
Then Shann fired at the jack-in-the-box appearance of a monstrous head, and. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Over Warlock] Reference
Unable to contain himself, he popped up from the table like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Beacon Street Mourning]
What was being suppressed might suddenly pop up like some kind of jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Solomon: Sputnik, 50 Years Later: The Launch of Techno-Power] Reference
I didn't know you'd be smart enough to steal my jack-in-the-box and leave it there. From Wordnik.com. [Every Secret Thing]
The most fun is watching stone-faced Pelosi jump up and down like a jack-in-the-box!. From Wordnik.com. [Borger: Obama was tough and determined] Reference
A rattling buckboard popped into view like the presiding genius of a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers] Reference
No longer upright like a jack-in-the-box, it groped its way along like a caterpillar. From Wordnik.com. [HOTHOUSE]
He looked as stunned as if a jack-in-the-box had sprung out of her seat to replace her. From Wordnik.com. [Hotel Chelsea - Nanette 2] Reference
Stirring, he had reached out for her, then sat up suddenly like a tousled jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighthouse]
This jack-in-the-box site, based on a recent commercial, helps bring my fantasies to life. From Wordnik.com. [YesButNoButYes: Make a Jack Sandwich] Reference
He's like a jack-in-the-box, always popping up, always ready to shake a hand or tell a joke. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing Left to Fear] Reference
This jack-in-the-box site, based on a recent commercial, helps bring my fantasies to life. From Wordnik.com. [YesButNoButYes: February 2008 Archives] Reference
Once more, like a jack-in-the-box, the little wizened old man appeared in front of the Knight. From Wordnik.com. [More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme] Reference
When she didn't answer he ran to get his jack-in-the-box and opened it right into her kneecap. From Wordnik.com. [A is for Amy & Adonis: Double Post -- Chapters I and J] Reference
I sit down and then one of them needs something and I pop right back up like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Daycare] Reference
The doctor, a little black and white figure, popped from within the house like a jack-in-the-box. From Wordnik.com. [Burmese Days] Reference
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