| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,729,009,814 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
leap at the opportunity |
0.02 sec. |
|
leap at the opportunity (to do something) and leap at the chance (to do something); jump at the chance (to do something); jump at the opportunity (to do something) Fig. to accept an opportunity eagerly. Frank leapt at the opportunity to become a commercial artist. It was a great idea and we leapt at the opportunity. I would leap at the chance to go to Moscow. His company proposed to send him to England, and John jumped at the chance. See also: leap, opportunity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? References in periodicals archive |
|---|
People seemed to leap at the chance to express themselves through their houses. But I think she's very low at the moment and would leap at the chance to get away from it all and take Bea with her. Or that he would leap at the chance to make his own bow and arrows? |
| Idioms and phrases |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|