leap at the chance (to do something)
- leap at the chance (to do something)
leap at the opportunity (to do something) & leap at the chance (to do something) & jump at the chance (to do something) & jump at the opportunity (to do something)
Fig. to accept an opportunity eagerly. •
Frank leapt at the opportunity to become a commercial artist.
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It was a great idea and we leapt at the opportunity.
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I would leap at the chance to go to Moscow.
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His company proposed to send him to England, and John jumped at the chance.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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leap at the chance — leap at the chance/opportunity/offer/ phrase to accept something quickly and in an enthusiastic way Klein leapt at the chance to appear in the show. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
leap at the opportunity — leap at the chance/opportunity/offer/ phrase to accept something quickly and in an enthusiastic way Klein leapt at the chance to appear in the show. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
leap at the offer — leap at the chance/opportunity/offer/ phrase to accept something quickly and in an enthusiastic way Klein leapt at the chance to appear in the show. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
leap at something — leap at (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. I would leap at an opportunity to work for that organization. Usage notes: often used in the form leap at the chance: I leaped at the chance to visit India … New idioms dictionary
leap at — (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. I would leap at an opportunity to work for that organization. Usage notes: often used in the form leap at the chance: I leaped at the chance to visit India … New idioms dictionary
leap — leap1 [li:p] v past tense and past participle leapt [lept] especially BrE leaped especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump)¦ 2¦(move fast)¦ 3¦(increase)¦ 4 leap at the chance/opportunity 5 leap to somebody s defence 6¦(heart)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
leap — leap1 [ lip ] (past tense and past participle leaped or leapt [ lept ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive move somewhere suddenly and quickly: Gordon s secretary leaped to her feet (=suddenly stood up) when she saw me. leap into/out of/from something:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leap — 1 verb past tense and past participle leapt, especially BrE leaped especially AmE 1 JUMP a) (intransitive always + adv/prep) to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place: Jen leapt across the stream. b) (T) literary… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leap — I UK [liːp] / US [lɪp] verb Word forms leap : present tense I/you/we/they leap he/she/it leaps present participle leaping past tense leaped or leapt UK [lept] / US past participle leaped or leapt ** 1) [intransitive] to move somewhere suddenly… … English dictionary
leap — [[t]li͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ leaps, leaping, leaped, leapt (past participle) (British English usually uses the form leapt as the past tense and past participle. American English usually uses leaped.) 1) VERB If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a… … English dictionary
leap — [liːp] (past tense and past participle leaped [liːpt] leapt; [lept] ) verb I 1) to move somewhere suddenly and quickly He leapt out of bed.[/ex] She leapt to her feet (= suddenly stood up) when she saw me.[/ex] 2) to jump into the air or over a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
