jump/leap off the page

idiom

of writing, a picture, etc.
: to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc.
The characters are so real that they jump/leap off the page.

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When looking at potential fits, there are a few names that jump off the page. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 And while his collegiate stats don’t necessarily jump off the page, there’s certainly some potential, according to NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025 Sai Sudharsan‘s first-class statistics don’t jump off the page, but he is being tipped for big things on his first tour. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Points in the paint isn’t a stat that tends to jump off the page. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jump/leap off the page

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“Jump/leap off the page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%2Fleap%20off%20the%20page. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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