leap out at

phrasal verb

leaped out at or leapt out at; leaping at; leaps out at

1

: to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place

The man leaped out at her from behind a shrub.

2

: to immediately get the attention of (someone)

The picture on the magazine's cover leaps out at you.

Examples of leap out at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This session was led by a former UN moderator, who seemed absurdly terrified of them, poised in her chair as if ready to leap out at a moment’s notice. —Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024

Marian McLain is bottled at higher 102 proof, but that doesn’t leap out at you on the nose. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023