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Phrase(s): jump on((to) something)
1. to get onto something. • The cat jumped onto the sofa and took a nap. • I was sitting on the sofa and the cat jumped on it and scared me. 2. to get involved in something very quickly. • Jump onto that story now and get it done for tonight’s edition. • I’ll jump on the story right now, boss., Phrase(s): jump on someone
Go to jump all over someone., Phrase(s): jump on someone or something
to pounce on someone or something. • The cat jumped on the mouse. • Max jumped on the unsuspecting tourist and robbed him., Phrase(s): *the jump on someone
a chance to do something before someone else. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • Each reporter is trying to get the jump on the others with the story about the earthquake. • Kelly finally got the jump on Sam.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs