Jack-the-lad

The abundant flora provides a useful source of props: Chris Lindon's Jack-the-lad Mercutio uses a long stem to illustrate his lecture on Queen Mab; while Richard James-Neale's combat-fatigued Friar Lawrence is seen rubbing opium seeds along his gums.

Romeo and Juliet 2010

Neither Mr Liddle nor I has ever driven a car; instead we suffer from the evil fumes and hideous noise emitted by vehicles, and the bus we might take moves more slowly because of all the mums on the school-run and the Jack-the-lad van drivers unloading on a double yellow.

Comment on: A miserable waste of space 2006

So will that Union Jack-the-lad suit we saw so often before he and Lewis split up after 12 years in 2001 be brought out of the closet again?

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

So will that Union Jack-the-lad suit we saw so often before he and Lewis split up after 12 years in 2001 be brought out of the closet again?

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

Wilty is a bit of a blokeish Jack-the-lad, but the style is silly rather than aggressive, appealing to a broad audience.

Chortle News RSS 2009

"He was a bit of a Jack-the-lad the first week, butwe're getting there."

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I'm a little Jack-the-lad, come off the council estate, like.

Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk 2008

"He is a real clown, more a Jack-the-lad than the successful man he's turned out to be.

Vanguard johnabayomi 2010