on the jar
English
editAdverb
editon the jar (not comparable)
- (dated) ajar
- 1863, Charles Dickens, Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy:
- But I safely put the street door on the jar and got behind the Major's blinds with my shawl on and my mind made up the moment I saw danger to rush out screeching till my voice failed me and catch the Major round the neck […]