Jump clear of phrase
To stop obstructing something when it is moving towards you by jumping.
He jumped clear of the ball instead of kicking it back to me.
If I hadn't succeeded at jumping clear of that car, I would have been injured.
He must be crazy to think that he is able to jump clear of a flying bullet.
The verb "jump" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.