does not jump off the page

1. Of words or images, to be dull and uninteresting; to not be vivid or able to capture one's attention or imagination. That book is such a snooze. The characters don't jump off the page, so you don't end up caring about any of them. How did he manage to take pictures of the Amazon rain forest that don't jump off the page? I didn't know that was possible. It's a medical journal—of course its description of the DeBakey heart valve doesn't jump off the page.

2. sports To be particularly lackluster or unimpressive, as of an athlete's play or statistics when analyzed. He's still projected to go high in the draft, even though his numbers so far this season don't jump off the page. A: "To me, Smith just doesn't jump off the page as a dominant player." B: "Well, he has had mono most of the year." They're not gonna call me up because my numbers don't jump off the page. Ugh, I wish I didn't get off to a slow start every season.