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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Fuori The Bottom Line Doesn't exactly leap off the page. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 His regular-season stats in four games against the Wolves also jump off the page: 35 points, 7.25 rebounds and 6.75 assists per game on 45-for-88 FG shooting (51 percent), including 10-for-18 from 3 (55.5 percent). Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 The four that jump off the page: ▪ Kicker, as previously mentioned. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025 If those numbers don’t exactly jump off the page, maybe that’s the most fitting aspect of an instant classic. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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