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jump all over
(redirected from jump on someone)

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jump all over someone and jump down someone's throat; jump on someone
Fig. to scold someone severely. If I don't get home on time, my parents will jump all over me. Don't jump on me! I didn't do it! Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window. Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened.
See also: jump

jump all over somebody also jump on somebody
to criticize someone severely I know that some lawyers will jump all over me for agreeing with the prosecutors.
See also: jump


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You usually use your one, two and three riders and then one comes up where you can't and you have the ability to jump on someone like Mike and you can't go wrong.
Now he has to be a political opportunist and jump on someone else's train," political analyst Oscar Aguilar said.
``When we jump on someone early, we can't let up and take it for granted, which is pretty much what we did today.
 
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