jump to conclusions
To make decisions or form opinions before one has all the pertinent facts. I know you found some suspicious things in her office, but don't jump to conclusions—talk to her first.
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jump to conclusions
and leap to conclusionsFig. to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions. (See also rush to conclusions.) Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say. Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
jump to conclusions
COMMON If someone jumps to conclusions, they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts. Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions. Note: You can also say that someone jumps to a conclusion. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault. Note: People sometimes use leap instead of jump. The medical establishment was careful not to leap to conclusions.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
jump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion that)
form an opinion hastily, before you have learned or considered all the facts.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
jump to conclusions, to
To draw inferences too hastily from insufficient evidence. Also put in the singular (to jump to a conclusion), this cliché dates from about 1700.
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer