English Dictionary

Jack at a pinch

固有名詞

古語 くだけた表現

(informal, archaic) A person whose assistance is sought only in an emergency.

日本語の意味

非常時にのみ助けを求められる人 / 緊急時にだけ頼られる存在 / 困ったときに限って呼ばれる人

We only call Jack at a pinch when every other option has failed.

私たちは他に手立てがないときにだけ、最後の手段として頼る人を呼びます。

意味（1）

(informal, archaic) A person whose assistance is sought only in an emergency.

Nay, not I; it is a pretty thing to expect me to wash them; you may take them back again, and say, as Sally had them before, she may wash them now, for me; I am not going to be 'Jack at a pinch,' I can tell you.