in a jam

in(to) a jam

Fig. in(to) a difficult situation. Mary cannot keep track of the many times Dave got himself into a jam. I found myself in a jam when my car overheated on the highway.

in a jam

mod. in a difficult situation. I think I’m sort of in a jam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Quintina	-	Ancient Roman
Emmanuel	e-man-WEL (French), i-MAN-yə-wəl (English), i-MAN-yəl (English)	Biblical, French, English
Prem	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
MargrÉT	-	Icelandic
Balfour	-	English (Rare)
Isaiah	ie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)	English, Jewish, Biblical