jiggle the handle

(a) When your toilet bowl is continuously trying to refill after a flush but will not, you must “jiggle the handle” of the flusher for it to stop. You could then fix it yourself or call a plumber.

(b) You “jiggle the handle” when temporarily accomplishing a needed task until a more appropriate resolution is later performed.

My mother would say, when I was a kid, go in the bathroom and “jiggle the handle” on the toilet, and it will stop running.

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