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*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.

See also: jump

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Will you miss all I can give you, only to have a bug jump on you and drag you down? John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context Joseph, you calico beastie, don't you dare jump on my lap. Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context First they would not fit into their sockets at all, and we had to jump on them, and kick them, and hammer at them with the boat-hook; and, when they were in, it turned out that they were the wrong hoops for those particular sockets, and they had to come out again. Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context			judgment jugged juggle juggle around juice juice and cookies juice back juice up jumble jumble together jumble up jump jump across jump all over jump at jump bail jump clear of jump down jump down throat jump for joy jump from to jump in jump in with both feet jump off jump off the deep end jump on jump on the bandwagon jump out of jump out of skin jump out of the frying pan into the fire jump over jump over the broomstick jump ship jump the gun jump the queue jump the track jump through a hoop jump through hoops jump to conclusions jump up jump with jumping-off point jungle junk mail jury jury is still out just just a minute Just a minute! just a moment just a second			jump in prices Jump in the Fire Jump in the Forum jump in with both feet Jump In! Jump Interpositional Graft Hypoglossal Facial Anastomosis Jump Into Foods and Fitness Jump into Reading jump into the fray jump jet jump jet jump jets jump jets jump jockey Jump joint Jump joint jump lead jump leads Jump Linear Quadratic Gaussian Jump list Jump Markov Linear Gaussian Jump Markov Linear System Jump Migration Jump n run jump off jump off jump off into never-never land jump off the deep end jump on JuMp on Alternate Thursdays Jump on Board Jump On Carry Jump On Minus Jump On Positive jump on someone jump on the bandwagon Jump on This and Spin jump out jump out of jump out of skin jump out of skin jump out of skin jump out of skin jump out of skin jump out of the frying pan into the fire jump over jump over the broomstick jump page jump phenomenon jump position Jump Register Jump Relative on Non Carry jump resonance Jump Rhythm Jazz Project jump rope jump rope Jump Rope Videos Jump Roper's Nipple Jump Roper's Nipple

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