Where did the term, “Faster than you can say Jack Robinson” come from?
Dave Wilton’s site wordorigins has a nice write up about it, dating it to at least 1778 or so. But the meaning is still obscure.
Where did the term, “Faster than you can say Jack Robinson” come from?
Dave Wilton’s site wordorigins has a nice write up about it, dating it to at least 1778 or so. But the meaning is still obscure.