jump of a gun
41gun — /gʌn / (say gun) noun 1. a weapon comprising a metallic tube, with its stock or carriage and attachments, from which heavy missiles are thrown by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. 2. any portable firearm, as a rifle, revolver, etc.… …
42jump the gun — tv. to start too soon; to start before the starting signal. □ Don’t jump the gun again. Wait till I tell you. D The secretary jumped the gun and gave out the letters too soon …
43gun — {{11}}gun (n.) mid 14c., gunne an engine of war that throws rocks, arrows or other missiles, probably a shortening of woman s name Gunilda, found in M.E. gonnilde cannon and in an Anglo Latin reference to a specific gun from a 1330 munitions… …
44gun — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG GUN, GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN, GREAT GODFREY or GREAT GUNS, JUMP THE GUN, SON OF A GUN, STICK TO ONE S GUNS or STAND BY ONE S GUNS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED …
45gun — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG GUN, GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN, GREAT GODFREY or GREAT GUNS, JUMP THE GUN, SON OF A GUN, STICK TO ONE S GUNS or STAND BY ONE S GUNS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED …
46gun — See: big cheese or big gun, give it the gun or give her the gun, great Godfrey or great guns, jump the gun, son of a gun, stick to one s guns or stand by one s guns, till the last gun is fired or until the last gun is fired …
47gun*/*/*/ — [gʌn] noun [C] I 1) a weapon that shoots bullets or large SHELLS Enemy guns fired a shell every two or three minutes.[/ex] a gang armed with machine guns[/ex] Their police officers all carry guns.[/ex] He pointed the gun directly at me.[/ex] She… …
48gun — noun 1》 a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets or shells are propelled by explosive force. ↘N. Amer. a gunman: a hired gun. 2》 a device for discharging something (e.g. grease) in a required direction. verb (guns, gunning,… …
49jump the gun — act too soon, leave early A good chef waits until the food is cooked. Don t jump the gun …
50jump the gun (to) — Start too soon (track and field). ► “ ‘To be honest, we are more concerned about having them [PC makers] jump the gun than be late,’ Mr. Silverberg said.” (Wall Street Journal, June 6, 1995, p. B16) …
