Get the jump on someone/something In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "get the jump on someone/something", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2021-03-23 06:03

Meaning of Get the jump on someone/something

Get the jump on someone/something American idiom phrase

To gain an advantage over someone by doing something before them

The company got the jump on their competitors by launching a massive marketing campaign last week.

The local people have prepared food and clothes in order to get the jump on the coming storm.

He is trying to get the jump on his colleagues by working hard everyday to complete the project.

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Grammar and Usage of Get the jump on someone/something

Verb Forms

  • gets the jump on sb/sth
  • be getting the jump on sb/sth
  • got the jump on sb/sth
  • have/had gotten the jump on sb/sth

The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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