When I heard about John's chance to go to England, I knew he'd jump at it.
•If something you really want to do comes your way, jump at it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
jump at something — jump at (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. She jumped at every invitation she got to speak about her discovery. Usage notes: often used in the form jump at the chance: She jumped at the chance to go to Paris … New idioms dictionary
jump at something — ˈjump at sth derived to accept an opportunity, offer, etc. with enthusiasm Main entry: ↑jumpderived … Useful english dictionary
get a jump on something — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… … New idioms dictionary
get the jump on something — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… … New idioms dictionary
get a jump on something — get a jump on (someone/something) to get an advantage over other people by doing something before they do. Job listings are updated continuously on our website, so you can get a jump on your competition … New idioms dictionary
jump at — To accept eagerly • • • Main Entry: ↑jump * * * ˈjump at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they jump at he/she/it jumps at present participle … Useful english dictionary
jump at — (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. She jumped at every invitation she got to speak about her discovery. Usage notes: often used in the form jump at the chance: She jumped at the chance to go to Paris … New idioms dictionary
jump — jump1 W3S2 [dʒʌmp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(upwards)¦ 2¦(downwards)¦ 3¦(move fast)¦ 4¦(in fear/surprise)¦ 5¦(increase)¦ 6¦(keep changing)¦ 7¦(miss a stage)¦ 8¦(machine)¦ 9¦(attack)¦ 10 jump to conclusions … Dictionary of contemporary English
jump — jump1 [ dʒʌmp ] verb *** ▸ 1 move off ground ▸ 2 move because of shock ▸ 3 increase very quickly ▸ 4 move between ideas etc. ▸ 5 do something when told to ▸ 6 attack ▸ 7 not work smoothly ▸ 8 start car ▸ 9 (try to) have sex with ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jump — [[t]ʤʌ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦ jumps, jumping, jumped 1) VERB If you jump, you bend your knees, push against the ground with your feet, and move quickly upwards into the air. [V prep/adv] I jumped over the fence... [V prep/adv] They came into the front hall,… … English dictionary
jump — ▪ I. jump jump 1 [dʒʌmp] verb [intransitive] 1. to increase suddenly by a large amount: • Share prices jumped by almost 8% yesterday. • Imports jumped 12% to $5.6 billion. 2. jump ship to leave a company or organization, especially because it is… … Financial and business terms
