The door was stuck, but I 'gave it a jerk' [=pulled on it very hard and very quickly] and it opened.
He 'jerked' his head in the direction of the door and said, “Let's go.”
He said that they were just a bunch of 'knee-jerk' liberals.
(..) Get it by rounds tomorrow or I'll scratch your name off my chart. Clear? Answer me! Crystal clear. Great, sport. If he's the jerk... ...then who's the good guy? Car accident. Crashed on the way up. Relieve the pressure on his chest. JD, do it. (..)2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1