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Wiktionary
- v. sports To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
- v. idiomatic To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
- v. idiomatic, finance To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘jump the gun’.
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Might as well jump
Words or phrases with "jump" in them (or with the letters j-u-m-p, in that order).
jump, jumper, Jump, jumps, long jump, jump start, jumpstart, jump-start, jumper cable, jumper cables, Jump Around, jumping spider and 17 more...
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phraseologue ⊃ x the y
transitive verb the object
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intransitive verb + preposition the object
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transitive verb + object + preposition the object
etcjump the gun, sweeten the pot, do the math, praise the lord a..., laugh all the way..., bite the bullet, hold the phone, bouncing off the ..., settle the score, piss into the wind, chewing through t..., pardon the intrusion and 39 more...
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phrases
ironic detachment, get one's leg over, run wild, mad as a box of f..., keep your chin up, baker's dozen, fire a shot in anger, have a field day, go over with a fi..., as the crow flies, leap of faith, learn one's lesson and 224 more...
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Fun phrases & Idioms2
deep-six, jump the gun, play hardball, race against time, slam dunk, blind-sided, rock the boat, cold hard cash, gravy train, monkey business, smell a rat, bang for the buck and 87 more...
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