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Phrase(s): leap at someone or something
1. to jump toward someone or something. • The grasshopper leapt at me and scared me to death. • The cat leapt at the mouse and caught it. 2. to accept or choose someone or something eagerly. • We leapt at Carl when his department offered him to us. • When we had the chance to hire Carl, we leapt at it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs