jab meaning in English

seize somebody by the slack of somebody's trousers▼[UK: siːz ˈsʌm.bə.di baɪ ðə slæk əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈtraʊ.zəz] [US: siːz ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di baɪ ðə sˈlæk əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈtraʊ.zərz]

bell the cat▼[UK: bel ðə kæt] [US: ˈbel ðə kæt]

take in a reef in one's dress▼[UK: teɪk ɪn ə riːf ɪn wʌnz dres] [US: ˈteɪk ɪn ə ˈriːf ɪn wʌnz ˈdres]

pessimum▼noun
[UK: pˈesɪməm] [US: pˈesɪməm]

he only half understands▼[UK: hiː ˈəʊn.li hɑːf ˌʌn.də.ˈstændz] [US: ˈhiː ˈoʊn.li ˈhæf ˌʌn.dər.ˈstændz]

Chelyabinsk▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˌtʃɪ.lɪə.ˈbɪnsk] [US: tʃe.ljə.ˈbɪnsk]

hang on somebody's arm▼[UK: hæŋ ɒn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ɑːm] [US: ˈhæŋ ɑːn ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈɑːrm]

in the bud▼◼◼◼[UK: ɪn ðə bʌd] [US: ɪn ðə ˈbəd]

in embryo▼◼◻◻[UK: ɪn ˈem.brɪəʊ] [US: ɪn ˈem.briˌo.ʊ]

in its infancy▼◼◻◻[UK: ɪn ɪts ˈɪn.fən.si] [US: ɪn ˈɪts ˈɪn.fən.si]

nip in the bud▼◼◼◼[UK: nɪp ɪn ðə bʌd] [US: ˈnɪp ɪn ðə ˈbəd]

nip something in the bud▼verb
[UK: nɪp ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ðə bʌd] [US: ˈnɪp ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbəd]

kill a plot in the egg▼[UK: kɪl ə plɒt ɪn ðə eɡ] [US: ˈkɪl ə ˈplɑːt ɪn ðə ˈeɡ]

potential▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩] [US: pə.ˈten.ʃl̩]

germinal▼adjective
[UK: ˈdʒɜː.mɪnl] [US: ˈdʒɜːr.mənl]

embryonary▼adjective
[UK: ˈembrɪˌɒnəri] [US: ˈembrɪˌɑːneri]

embryonic▼adjective
[UK: ˌem.brɪ.ˈɒ.nɪk] [US: ˌem.bri.ˈɑː.nɪk]

with a shade of regret in his voice▼[UK: wɪð ə ʃeɪd əv rɪ.ˈɡret ɪn hɪz vɔɪs] [US: wɪθ ə ˈʃeɪd əv rɪ.ˈɡret ɪn ˈhɪz ˌvɔɪs]

in the prime of life▼◼◼◼[UK: ɪn ðə praɪm əv laɪf] [US: ɪn ðə ˈpraɪm əv ˈlaɪf]

at the meridian of one's life▼[UK: ət ðə mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən əv wʌnz laɪf] [US: ət ðə mə.ˈrɪ.diən əv wʌnz ˈlaɪf]

in one's prime▼[UK: ɪn wʌnz praɪm] [US: ɪn wʌnz ˈpraɪm]

smooth the way for (somebody)▼[UK: smuːð ðə ˈweɪ fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈsmuːð ðə ˈweɪ ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

get out of somebody's way▼[UK: ˈɡet ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ] [US: ˈɡet ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ]

go out of somebody's way▼[UK: ɡəʊ ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ]

take out of somebody's way▼[UK: teɪk ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ] [US: ˈteɪk ˈaʊt əv ˈsəm.ˌbɑː.di ˈweɪ]

turn somebody from the door▼[UK: tɜːn ˈsʌm.bə.di frəm ðə dɔː(r)] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di frəm ðə ˈdɔːr]

turn somebody from the door▼[UK: tɜːn ˈsʌm.bə.di frəm ðə dɔː(r)] [US: ˈtɝːn ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di frəm ðə ˈdɔːr]

show one's cards▼[UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz kɑːdz] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈkɑːrdz]

show one's hand▼[UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈhænd]

right up his alley▼[UK: raɪt ʌp hɪz ˈæ.li] [US: ˈraɪt ʌp ˈhɪz ˈæ.li]

make a lion of (somebody)▼[UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈlaɪən əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈlaɪən əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

come into prominence▼[UK: kʌm ˈɪn.tə ˈprɒ.mɪ.nəns] [US: ˈkəm ˌɪn.ˈtuː ˈprɑː.mə.nəns]

in limelight▼[UK: ɪn ˈlaɪm.laɪt] [US: ɪn ˈlaɪm.ˌlaɪt]

in limelight▼[UK: ɪn ˈlaɪm.laɪt] [US: ɪn ˈlaɪm.ˌlaɪt]

enough to make him turn in his grave▼[UK: ɪ.ˈnʌf tuː ˈmeɪk hɪm tɜːn ɪn hɪz ɡreɪv] [US: ə.ˈnəf ˈtuː ˈmeɪk ˈhɪm ˈtɝːn ɪn ˈhɪz ˈɡreɪv]

that is the latest▼◼◼◼[UK: ðæt ɪz ðə ˈleɪ.tɪst] [US: ˈðæt ˈɪz ðə ˈleɪ.təst]

it's the last thing▼[UK: ɪts ðə lɑːst ˈθɪŋ] [US: ɪts ðə ˈlæst ˈθɪŋ]

tree in full growth▼[UK: triː ɪn fʊl ɡrəʊθ] [US: ˈtriː ɪn ˈfʊl ɡroʊθ]

tree in full growth▼[UK: triː ɪn fʊl ɡrəʊθ] [US: ˈtriː ɪn ˈfʊl ɡroʊθ]

raid▼[UK: reɪd] [US: ˈreɪd]