get the jump on
have the jump on
To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over.
Don't let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race.
Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes of play, and held the lead to win.
go jump in the lake
To go away and quit being a bother.
George was tired of Tom's advice and told him to go jump in the lake.
jump at
To take or accept quickly and gladly.
Johnny jumped at the invitation to go swimming with his brother.
jump bail
skip bail
To run away and fail to come to trial, and so to give up a certain amount of money already given to a court of law to hold with the promise that you would come.
The robber paid $2000 bail so he wouldn't be put in jail before his trial, but he jumped bail and escaped to Mexico.
The man skipped bail because he was afraid the court might put him in jail for a long time.
jump ball
The starting of play in basketball by tossing the ball into the air between two opposing players, each of whom jumps and tries to hit the ball to a member of his own team.
Two players held onto the ball at the same time and the referee called a jump ball.
jump down one's throat
To suddenly become very angry at someone; scold severely or angrily.
Внезапно рассердиться на кого-либо; сильно, сердито ругаться; "выйти из себя".
The teacher jumped down Billy's throat when Billy said he did not do his homework.
The father jumped down on the children’s throats when he knew they had broken the window.
Отец вышел из себя, когда узнал, что дети разбили окно.
jump for joy
Прыгать от радости; быть вне себя от радости.
I jumped for joy, when he made a declaration of love.
Я прыгала от радости, когда он признался мне в любви.
jump on
jump all over
land on
land all over
To scold; criticize; blame.
Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake.
Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date.
"I don't know why Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob.