- jar on someone or something
- jar on someone or somethingto bother someone or someone's nerves. (Similar to jangle on something.) •
Her voice really jars on me.
•My brash manner jars on her, I guess.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
jar on someone or something
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jar — 1 noun (C) 1 a round glass container with a wide lid, used for storing food such as jam 1 (1) and honey (1) 2 the amount of food, drink, etc contained in a jar: half a jar of peanut butter 3 (singular) the shock of two things hitting each other,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
jar — I UK [dʒɑː(r)] / US [dʒɑr] noun Word forms jar : singular jar plural jars * 1) [countable] a glass container with a lid and a wide top, especially one in which food is sold or kept a jar of marmalade a) the food contained in a jar, or the amount… … English dictionary
jar — jar1 [ dʒar ] noun * 1. ) count a glass container with a lid and a wide opening at the top, especially one in which food is sold or kept: Please buy a big jar of pickles when you go to the store. the peanut butter jar a ) the food contained in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jar — jar1 [dʒa: US dʒa:r] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old Provençal; Origin: jarra, from Arabic jarrah pot for carrying water ] 1.) a glass container with a wide top and a lid, used for storing food such as ↑jam or ↑honey, or the amount it contains ▪ a jam… … Dictionary of contemporary English
get on someone's nerves — IRRITATE, annoy, irk, anger, bother, vex, provoke, displease, exasperate, infuriate, gall, pique, needle, ruffle someone s feathers, try someone s patience; jar on, grate on, rankle; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, get to, bug,… … Useful english dictionary
caught with your hand in the cookie jar — (USA) If someone is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar, he or she is caught doing something wrong … The small dictionary of idiomes
caught with your hand in the cookie jar — (USA) If someone is caught with his or her hand in the cookie jar, he or she is caught doing something wrong. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run into — verb 1. be beset by (Freq. 6) The project ran into numerous financial difficulties • Syn: ↑encounter • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something … Useful english dictionary
open — o|pen1 [ oupən ] adjective *** ▸ 1 when public can visit ▸ 2 when you can see inside ▸ 3 not covered/enclosed ▸ 4 not blocked ▸ 5 not hidden/secret ▸ 6 anyone can see/join ▸ 7 considering suggestions ▸ 8 when something can be done ▸ 9 possible ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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