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jump at

Verb

Meaning

jump at (third-person singular simple present jumps at, present participle jumping at, simple past and past participle jumped at)

(idiomatic) To accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.
I jumped at the position as soon as it was offered.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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And yet still I'll jump at any opportunity to show up and see it all happen, nonetheless. Source: Internet

Consumers will jump at the chance to try the doughnut-hole breakfast, he predicted, but it’s unlikely many will add it to their regular breakfast repertoire. Source: Internet

If you jump at the wrong time, you could be falling 12 feet through the air. Source: Internet

And the orange colour just starts to jump at you a little bit. Source: Internet

Anybody would jump at the opportunity. Source: Internet

At the end of the year, Bruner finished fifth in the girls shot put and seventh in girls long jump at the NW1A Conference Championship. Source: Internet

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