jam the brakes on

jam the brakes on

to press down hard on a vehicle's brakes. Alice jammed the brakes on and the car skidded all over the place. She jammed on the brakes.

See also: brake, jam, on

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Arantxa		-	Basque
Innokentiy		-	Russian
Lamech		LAY-mik (English)	Biblical
Godfrey		['gɔdfri]
Calvin		['kælvin]
AndrÉE		awn-DRE	French

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