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jump to conclusions
(redirected from leap to conclusions)

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jump to conclusions and leap to conclusions
Fig. 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.
See also: conclusion, jump

jump to conclusions
to guess the facts about a situation without having enough information I might be jumping to conclusions but I've seen them together twice in town.
See also: conclusion, jump

jump to conclusions
to judge a situation without enough information about it The investigation isn't finished, so let's not jump to conclusions about what caused the plane to crash.
See also: conclusion, jump


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He acted as if he would when decisions were to be made over the next four years: He would not just leap to conclusions, but consider his options.
A common pitfall to watch out for is that companies are tempted to leap to conclusions or stop too soon before truly understanding all the contributing factors.
After years of anticipation it is disturbingly easy to leap to conclusions now the Games are here.
 
 
 
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