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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fouad	-	Arabic
Bell	[bel]
Angelou	['ændʒə.lu:]
Laurel	LAWR-əl	English
Xanthe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Atwell	['ætwəl]