turn to jelly

  • 1turn to jelly — be/feel like ˈjelly | turn to ˈjelly idiom (of legs or knees) to feel weak because you are nervous Main entry: ↑jellyidiom …

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  • 2turn to like jelly — turn to/feel/like jelly phrase if your legs or another part of your body turn to jelly or feel like jelly, they suddenly feel very weak because you are nervous or frightened With legs slowly turning to jelly, I skied down the steep slope.… …

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  • 3turn feel like jelly — turn to/feel/like jelly phrase if your legs or another part of your body turn to jelly or feel like jelly, they suddenly feel very weak because you are nervous or frightened With legs slowly turning to jelly, I skied down the steep slope.… …

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  • 4jelly — UK [ˈdʒelɪ] / US noun Word forms jelly : singular jelly plural jellies 1) [countable/uncountable] British a soft sweet food made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatine that you can see through and that shakes when you touch it The children were… …

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  • 5jelly — jel|ly [ dʒeli ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a sweet sticky food that is made from boiled fruit juice and sugar and is often spread on bread: blueberry jelly a jar of jelly 2. ) count or uncount BRITISH JELL O 3. ) count or uncount a sauce that is …

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  • 6jelly — jel|ly [ˈdʒeli] n plural jellies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: gelee, from geler to freeze , from Latin gelare] 1.) [U and C] BrE a soft sweet food made from fruit juice and ↑gelatin American Equivalent: Jell O ▪ rasp …

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  • 7jelly — /ˈdʒɛli / (say jelee) noun (plural jellies) 1. a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatine, pectin, etc., as fruit juice boiled down with sugar. 2. US jam, especially a thin jam. 3. anything of the… …

  • 8jelly — noun 1 (C, U) BrE a soft solid substance made with sweetened fruit juice and gelatine jello AmE: raspberry jelly 2 (U) AmE a very thick sweet substance made from boiled fruit and sugar with no pieces of fruit in it; clear jam 1 (1): a peanut… …

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  • 9Jelly Roll Morton — Jelly Roll Morton, 1917 „Jelly Roll“ Morton (* 20. September 1885[1] in Gulfport/Mississippi als Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe; † 10. Juli 1941 in Los Angeles) war ein US amerikanischer Pianist, Komponist und Band Leader. Er gilt als einer der… …

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  • 10Jelly — may refer to:* Gelatin, a translucent brittle solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals connective tissue ** Gelatin dessert, referred to as jelly in Britain and other countries, popular brands include Jell O, Rowntree s and… …

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