jump of a gun
51Jump shot — Der Sprungwurf ist eine Wurftechnik, die im Wesentlichen in den Sportarten Basketball und Handball angewendet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Basketball 2 Handball 3 Einzelnachweise 4 Literatur 5 …
52jump to conclusions — form conclusions before you have all the facts, jump the gun If you see a wrecked car and say that the driver was drunk, you are jumping to conclusions …
53jump the gun — start before you should He jumped the gun and started selling the tickets before he should …
54jump the gun — informal act before the appropriate time. → gun …
55jump the gun — informal several radio stations have jumped the gun by announcing winners long before the polls have closed in certain districts Syn: act prematurely, act too soon, be too/overly hasty, be precipitate, be rash; informal be ahead of oneself …
56To jump the gun — Jump Jump, v. t. 1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. [1913 Webster] 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]… …
57To jump a claim — Jump Jump, v. t. 1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. [1913 Webster] 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]… …
58To jump one's bail — Jump Jump, v. t. 1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. [1913 Webster] 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]… …
59beat\ the\ gun — • jump the gun • beat the gun v. phr. 1. To start before the starter s gun in a race. The runners were called back because one of them jumped the gun. 2. informal To start before you should; start before anyone else. The new students were not… …
60jump the gun — phrasal 1. to start in a race before the starting signal 2. to act, move, or begin something before the proper time …
