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What is a jack-in-the-box?

What is a jack-in-the-box? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Children’s toy where a figure pops out of a small box.
  2. (obsolete) A con-man who deceived tradesmen by substituting empty boxes for others full of money.
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Examples
Released, Bixton shot up from his cot like a jack-in-the-box.
The removal of the burden was almost like unsnapping the cover of a jack-in-the-box.
The jack-in-the-box has popped, just as we expected it to, but it still made us gasp.
Then, with just 17 minutes to go, the Spain-based jack-in-the-box turned up again to torment Porras and chip a marvellous winner from distance.
My man on the bed popped with the agility of a jack-in-the-box for the window.
The man obeyed, with the suddenness of a jack-in-the-box, and stood as if petrified.

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