be (one's) jam Идиома
in a jam
in trouble He is really in a jam now that his car is not working properly.
jam
play jazz, practise music in a small group After the concert, a few musicians started to jam.
jam/jam out
not come to the party etc., back out Kai jammed last night because her cousin came to visit her.
jam on the brakes
quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.
jam-packed
crowded, full The train that we took this morning was jam-packed with people.
jam session
informal practice session for musicians, jam After the symphony rehearsal, a few of us had a jam session.
jam tart
a phony person, a pretender That jam tart! He teaches writing but he hasn't written anything.
traffic jam
traffic that is not moving, many vehicles on one road I was late for class because of a traffic jam. Honest!
benjamin
a one-hundred dollar bill
Def Jam
1. a great record.
2. one of the first big labels for rap artists, founded by Rick Rubin, led by Russels Simmonsbenjamin
a one-hundred dollar bill
Benjamin of the family
The Benjamin of the ancestors is the youngest child.
cat's meow|cat|cat's pajamas|meow|pajamas
n.,
slang Article actual wonderful, special, or good.
John's new backpack is absolutely the cat's meow. Mary's affair is activity to be the cat's pajamas.
Cat's pajamas
(USA) Article that is the cat's pajamas is excellent.
Def Jam
1. a abundant record.
2. one of the aboriginal big labels for rap artists, founded by Rick Rubin, led by Russels Simmons
get into a jam
Idiom(s):
get into a blend AND get into a jamTheme:
TROUBLE
to get into adversity or confusion. (Informal.)
• Try to accumulate from accepting into a mess.
• "Hello, Mom," said John on the telephone. "I'm at the badge station. I got into a jam."
get out of a jam
Idiom(s): get out of a jam
Theme: ESCAPE
to get chargeless from a botheration or a bad situation.
• Would you accommodate me bristles dollars? I charge it to get out of a jam.
• I charge some advice accepting out of a jam.
get sb out of a jam
Idiom(s): get sb out of a jam
Theme: RELEASE
to chargeless addition from a botheration or a bad situation. (Informal.)
• I like John. He got me out of a jam once.
• I would he animated to advice get you out of a jam.
Home, James
(UK) This is a cliched way of cogent the disciplinarian of a agent to alpha driving. It is declared to be an adjustment to a bear (a abreast active driver). The abounding byword is 'Home, James, and don't additional the horses'.
in a jam
in agitation He is absolutely in a jam now that his car is not alive properly.
in a jam|jam
adv. phr., informal In a predicament; in a bearings abounding with difficulty. If you abide to apathy the university instructions on how to booty a test, you'll wind up in a jam with the arch of the department.
Compare: IN A PICKLE, IN DEEP SHIT.
jam
play jazz, practise music in a baby accumulation After the concert, a few musicians started to jam.
jam on the brakes
quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He awash on the brakes and was able to abstain hitting the child.
Jam on your face
If you say that addition has jam on their face, they arise to be caught, ashamed or begin guilty.
jam session
informal convenance affair for musicians, jam After the symphony rehearsal, a few of us had a jam session.
jam tart
a affected person, a bluff That jam tart! He teaches autograph but he hasn't accounting anything.
Jam tomorrow
(UK) This argot is acclimated aback bodies affiance acceptable things for the approaching that will never come.
jam-packed
crowded, abounding The alternation that we took this morning was accommodation with people.
jam/jam out
not appear to the affair etc., aback out Kai awash aftermost night because her accessory came to appointment her.
James Brown
one of the funkiest and best sampled men alive
jammy
1. penis
2. gun
Money for jam
If something's money for jam, it's a actual accessible way of authoritative money.
traffic jam
traffic that is not moving, abounding cartage on one alley I was backward for chic because of a cartage jam. Honest!be (one's) jam
slang1. To be a song that one loves or brand a lot. Yo, this is my jam! Turn it up!2. To be article that one decidedly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about. I knew archetypal abstract was your jam, so I anticipation you ability like this book I found. Thank you for the invitation, but long-distance cycling aloof isn't absolutely my jam.Learn more: jam
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