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like nailing jelly to the wall

if something is like nailing jelly to the wall, it is impossible to understand or describe it exactly Writing a history of the period is like nailing jelly to the wall.

See also: jelly, like, nail, wall

jellies

n. jelly sandals; colorful shoes made from soft, flexible plastic. (From jelly bean.) Jellies will crack in this weather.

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jelly babies

n. an amphetamine tablet or capsule. (Drugs.) Are there any jelly babies in this neighborhood?

See also: baby, jelly