Significado: apricot jam

confitura de damascos, dulce de albaricoque

jam Idioma

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 Simmons

James Brown

one of the funkiest and most sampled men alive

jammy

1. penis
2. gun

get sb out of a jam

Idiom(s): get sb out of a jam

Theme: RELEASE

to free someone from a problem or a bad situation. (Informal.)
• I like John. He got me out of a jam once.
• I would he glad to help get you out of a jam.

get out of a jam

Idiom(s): get out of a jam

Theme: ESCAPE

to get free from a problem or a bad situation.
• Would you lend me five dollars? I need it to get out of a jam.
• I need some help getting out of a jam.

get into a jam

Idiom(s): get into a mess AND get into a jam

Theme: TROUBLE

to get into difficulty or confusion. (Informal.)
• Try to keep from getting into a mess.
• "Hello, Mom," said John on the telephone. "I'm at the police station. I got into a jam."

Benjamin of the family

The Benjamin of the family is the youngest child.

Cat's pajamas

(USA) Something that is the cat's pajamas is excellent.

Home, James

(UK) This is a cliched way of telling the driver of a vehicle to start driving. It is supposed to be an order to a chauffeur (a privately employed driver). The full phrase is 'Home, James, and don't spare the horses'.

Jam on your face

If you say that someone has jam on their face, they appear to be caught, embarrassed or found guilty.

Jam tomorrow

(UK) This idiom is used when people promise good things for the future that will never come.

Money for jam

If something's money for jam, it's a very easy way of making money.

cat's meow|cat|cat's pajamas|meow|pajamas

n., slang Something very wonderful, special, or good. John's new hike is really the cat's meow. Mary's party is going to be the cat's pajamas.

in a jam|jam

adv. phr., informal In a predicament; in a situation fraught with difficulty. If you continue to disregard the university instructions on how to take a test, you'll wind up in a jam with the head of the department.
Compare: IN A PICKLE, IN DEEP SHIT.