to leap at sth
1leap at something — ˈleap at sth derived to accept a chance or an opportunity quickly and with enthusiasm Syn: jump at • I leapt at the chance to go to France. Main entry: ↑leapderived …
2leap — ▪ I. leap leap 1 [liːp] verb leapt PTandPP [lept] especially BrE leaped PTandPP especially AmE [intransitive] to increase quickly and by a large amount: • Shares leapt about …
3leap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 big jump ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant ▪ little ▪ flying, running ▪ He made a flying leap at the ball …
4leap to conclusions — jump/leap/to conclusions phrase to make a decision about something too quickly without knowing all the facts He saw the two of them together and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Thesaurus: to make a wrong judgment or decisionsynonym Main entry:… …
5leap to the conclusion that … — jump/leap to conˈclusions | jump/leap to the conˈclusion that… idiom to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts • There I go again jumping to conclusions. Main entry: ↑conclusionidiom …
6quantum leap — ➔ leap2 * * * quantum leap UK US noun [S] ► a very large improvement or development in something: a quantum leap in sth »The past two decades have seen a quantum leap in globalization and outsourcing. »Anglian s managing director described the… …
7look before you leap — phrase used for advising someone to think carefully before doing something Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: look * * * proverb one shouldn t act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers * * * …
8look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way …
9jump — jump1 W3S2 [dʒʌmp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(upwards)¦ 2¦(downwards)¦ 3¦(move fast)¦ 4¦(in fear/surprise)¦ 5¦(increase)¦ 6¦(keep changing)¦ 7¦(miss a stage)¦ 8¦(machine)¦ 9¦(attack)¦ 10 jump to conclusions …
10eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …
