“jump the”

The following 6 entries include the term jump the.

jump the gun

phrase

: to start in a race before the starting signal

jump the queue

phrase

: to advance directly to or as if to the head of a line

jump the shark

phrase

: to undergo a significant change for the worse that marks the point at which a period of success ends (as for a TV series)

jump the light

phrase

: to start moving before the traffic light turns green

jump the rails

phrase

: to come off the track

jump the track(s)

phrase

: to come off the track


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