- have the jump on
- See: GET THE JUMP ON.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
have the jump on
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have the jump on — (chiefly US inf) To have an advantage over • • • Main Entry: ↑jump … Useful english dictionary
have\ the\ jump\ on — • get the jump on • have the jump on v. phr. slang To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race. Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first… … Словарь американских идиом
have the jump on — ► get (or have) the jump on informal, chiefly N. Amer. get (or have) an advantage over (someone) due to prompt action. Main Entry: ↑jump … English terms dictionary
have the jump on — See: GET THE JUMP ON … Dictionary of American idioms
have the jump on someone — have/get/the jump on someone informal phrase to be in a stronger position than someone else The Japanese, once again, may be embarrassing the US manufacturers by getting the jump on them. Thesaurus: to be in chargesynonym … Useful english dictionary
get (or have) the jump on N. Amer. — get (or have) the jump on N. Amer. informal get (or have) an advantage over (someone) due to prompt action. → jump … English new terms dictionary
get or have the jump on — idi get or have the jump on, to have an initial advantage over … From formal English to slang
get\ the\ jump\ on — • get the jump on • have the jump on v. phr. slang To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race. Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first… … Словарь американских идиом
get the jump on — or[have the jump on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. * /Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race./ * /Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes… … Dictionary of American idioms
get the jump on — or[have the jump on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. * /Don t let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race./ * /Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes… … Dictionary of American idioms
