jemmy
jemmy up
To pry something upward with or as with a jemmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jemmy" and "up." ("Jemmy" is a British-English variant of "jimmy.") Primarily heard in UK. I set about jemmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jemmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside!
See also: jemmy, up
jimmy up
To pry something upward with or as with a jimmy (a short crowbar). A noun or pronoun can be used between "jimmy" and "up." Primarily heard in US. I set about jimmying up all the rotting floorboards on the patio. See if you can jimmy the lid of the container up with a screwdriver. I'm dying to find out what's inside!
See also: jimmy, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
jimmy something up
pry something up. See if you can jimmy this window up. Can you jimmy up this window?
See also: jimmy, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- jemmy up
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- back into
- back into (someone or something)
- add in