17 Useful Expressions with the Word JUMP in English

1. Jump for joy

• Meaning: Jump up and down because you are happy
• E.g. I practically jumped for joy when I saw that I’d gotten an A on that impossible history test.

2. Jump off the page

• Meaning: Something that stands out
• E.g. The words just jumped off the page at me.

3. Jump the gun

• Meaning: To do something too soon
• E.g. Henry jumped the gun and sent the proofs to the printer before the boss approved them, and she was not happy.

4. Jump on the bandwagon

• Meaning: To join or follow something once it is successful or popular
• E.g. I can’t stand these people who just jump on the bandwagon after a win.

5. Jump through hoops

• Meaning: To go through lots of effort to make something happen
• E.g. The boss made me jump through a lot of hoops to earn this corner office, believe me.

6. Jump ship

• Meaning: To leave a job or activity before it is complete
• E.g. None of the editors liked the new policies, so they all jumped ship as soon as other jobs opened up.

7. Jump at your own shadow

• Meaning: To be overly frightened
• E.g. You will be so scared after watching the movie that afterwards you’ll jump at your own shadow!

8. Jump down someone’s throat (informal)

• Meaning: If someone jumps down your throat, they react in a very angry way to something you have said or done.
• E.g. If I even asked her about her day, she’d jump down my throat, as if I were interrogating her.

9. Jump in feet first

• Meaning: To begin or undertake something quickly, enthusiastically, and without trepidation
• E.g. I know you’re nervous about starting school, but you just need to jump in feet first and do your best!

10. Jump smooth

• Meaning: To give illegal activities; to become straight
• E.g. After a night in the junk tank, I knew I had to jump smooth.

11. Jump the lights (informal)

• Meaning: Drive on when the traffic lights are red
• E.g. A policeman stopped us for jumping the lights.

12. Jump over the broomstick

• Meaning: To get married
• E.g. Jim and Jane have decided to jump over the broomstick.

13. Jump to conclusions

• Meaning: To decide that something is true before one has all the facts
• E.g. I know you found some suspicious things in her office, but don’t jump to conclusions – talk to her first.

14. Jump through a hoop

• Meaning: To do everything possible to obey or please someone; to bend over backwards
• E.g. She expects us to jump through hoops for her.

15. Jump in with both feet

• Meaning: To begin or undertake something quickly, enthusiastically, and without trepidation
• E.g. I know you’re nervous about starting school, but you just need to jump in with both feet and do your best!

16. Jump out of your skin

• Meaning: If you jump out of your skin or nearly jump out of your skin, you are suddenly very surprised or shocked by something.
• E.g. He nearly jump out of his skin when he saw two rats.

17. Jump at the opportunity

• Meaning: To accept or seize with alacrity an opportunity (to do something)
• E.g.  Mark complains about his teaching job a lot, but I knew if he were offered a tenured position in the school, he would jump at the opportunity.

Idiomatic Expressions with JUMP | Image

Expressions with the word Jump – Image