- get the jump on
- start faster than the others, quick on the draw
Ben got the jump on the other runners. He led by one stride.
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get the jump on
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get the jump on — or[have the jump on] {v. phr.}, {slang} 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
get the jump on — or[have the jump on] {v. phr.}, {slang} 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
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have the jump on — See: GET THE JUMP ON … Dictionary of American idioms
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