Jack and a half
When you're so desperate that you're willing to use every card in the deck just to win.
This project is a jack and a half. I'm using every trick in the book just to get it done.
She did a jack and a half on her exam. I swear she used a cheat sheet and a calculator at the same time.
That guy did a jack and a half in the game. He used all the power-ups and still lost.
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