| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| jump at the chance |
be ready to try if you have the opportunity
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If I was asked to play with their band, I'd jump at the chance.
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| jump for joy |
jump up and down because you are happy
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When their horse won the race, they jumped for joy.
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| jump in the lake |
(See go jump in the lake)
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| jump in with both feet |
become totally involved, go whole hog
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Ken gets involved in his work. He jumps in with both feet.
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| jump out of your skin |
jump with fright, become very scared, scared stiff
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Keith, if you had seen that ghost, you would have jumped right
out of your skin!
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| jump queue |
go to the front of a line of people waiting for service, horn in
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If somebody jumps queue in front of Dad, he tells them to go to the back of the line.
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| jump ship |
go to work for the other team - the competition
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The company asked me to sign a form saying I wouldn't jump ship.
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| jump start |
use cables to start a car, kick start
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One cold morning my dad helped me to jump start my car.
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| jump the gun |
act too soon, leave early
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A good chef waits until the food is cooked. Don't jump the gun.
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| jump through hoops |
do all the required steps, red tape
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To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops.
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