BEING UP TO THE JACO being in a very compromised situation, in serious difficulties. Perhaps this expression derives from the major honors of the English card, the A, K, Q, and in which the Jota or Jaco is the immediately minor and minimum value. In the game of bridge the A is worth 4 points, the K is worth 3 points, the Q is worth 2 and the J is worth 1. The other cards are worth 0 .
