We'll jack this school lark in

[Alter Ego]

Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of this phrase:
"We'll jack this school lark in"?

The complete sentence, if it helps, is:
"Don't worry, we'll have the last laugh of this lot, and Him up there. We'll
jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the old 'V' sign and
shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

English is not my native language, as you probably noticed, I would
appreciate your help. Thank you.

[John Dean]

Post by Alter Ego
"We'll jack this school lark in"?
"Don't worry, we'll have the last laugh of this lot, and Him up
there. We'll jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the
old 'V' sign and shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

We will leave school.

[Alter Ego]

Post by John Dean

Post by Alter Ego
"We'll jack this school lark in"?

We will leave school.

Thanks a lot, it was very simple, after all. :)

[Chris Croughton]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:54:52 -0000, Alter Ego

Post by Alter Ego
"We'll jack this school lark in"?
"Don't worry, we'll have the last laugh of this lot, and Him up there. We'll
jack this school lark in, give old Dicks over there the old 'V' sign and
shoot off and do whatever we want to do.

To "jack something in" is slang, meaning to stop doing it. In that
sentence the word 'lark' is used in the sense of a game, the speakers
are being derogatory about school in referring to it as a game which
they can stop (by implication, any time they want to, whatever anyone
else says, although they may be referring to leaving school at a certain
age).

Post by Alter Ego
English is not my native language, as you probably noticed, I would
appreciate your help. Thank you.

Well, it doesn't show from the limited sample here! I suspect that many
native English speakers may not be familiar with the phrase either, it
doesn't seem to be used much now (at least in the company I keep).

Chris C

[Alter Ego]

Thank you for your clear explanation. :)

Post by Chris Croughton
To "jack something in" is slang, meaning to stop doing it. In that
sentence the word 'lark' is used in the sense of a game, the speakers
are being derogatory about school in referring to it as a game which
they can stop (by implication, any time they want to, whatever anyone
else says, although they may be referring to leaving school at a certain
age).

Post by Alter Ego
English is not my native language, as you probably noticed, I would
appreciate your help. Thank you.

Well, it doesn't show from the limited sample here! I suspect that many
native English speakers may not be familiar with the phrase either, it
doesn't seem to be used much now (at least in the company I keep).
Chris C