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jam
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be in (a bit of) a jam (old-fashioned)
to be in a difficult situation. I'm in bit of a jam. Could you possibly lend me some money till next week?

be money for old rope (British, informal, British, informal)

if a job is money for old rope, it is an easy way of earning money. Babysitting is money for old rope if the children go to sleep early. Most people think being a professional footballer is money for jam.
See also: money, old, rope

jam tomorrow (British)

something that you want which you are told you will get soon but which never appears. Nobody will accept a pay cut, and it's not enough to promise jam tomorrow.
See also: tomorrow


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Crews assigned to routine maintenance on the Log Jammer - a water flume ride that takes riders in hollowed-out logs on a series of twists and turns - found an unexpected bump in one of the flume's turns.
The addition of the USQ-113 communications jammer to the EA-6B in the mid-1990s has really been a growth aspect for the community.
The jammer sends out a signal that overtakes the receiving frequency, therefore preventing a cell phone attached to a bomb from sending out an electrical charge.
 
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