jump off
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Definition
Verb: 1. To leap or spring down from an elevated point: To propel oneself into the air from a height, typically descending to a lower level. 2. To begin or start, especially quickly and successfully: To commence an activity or process with immediate energy and positive results.
Usage
- The primary meaning describes a physical action of leaping from a height.
- The secondary, figurative meaning describes the start of a non-physical endeavor, such as a project, season, or performance.
Examples
- Literal Meaning (leap from a height):
- The daredevil planned to jump off the cliff into the water below.
- It is extremely dangerous to jump off a moving train.
- Figurative Meaning (begin successfully):
- The new product line jumped off to strong sales in its first quarter.
- After a good preseason, the team jumped off to a 5-0 record.
Advanced Usage
- "to jump off the page": (idiomatic) To be immediately striking, vivid, or noticeable.
- The bold colors in the painting really jump off the page.
- "to jump off the deep end": A variant of "jump in at the deep end," meaning to start a difficult undertaking without preparation.
- He jumped off the deep end by buying the business with no prior experience.
Variants and Related Words
- Jump-off (noun): A point from which a leap is made; a starting point. Also, in some contexts (e.g., equestrian sports), a jump-off is a tie-breaking round.
- The ledge served as the jump-off for their dive.
- The competition was decided in a thrilling jump-off.
- Jump (verb): The base form, meaning to push oneself into the air.
Synonyms
- Leap off: To jump from.
- Plunge from: To fall or jump suddenly from.
- Start strongly: To begin with vigor and success.
- Get off to a flying start: To begin very successfully.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Jump on: To criticize or attack verbally; or to eagerly join or take advantage of something.
- The manager jumped on him for the mistake.
- Investors jumped on the new stock offering.
- Jump at: To accept something eagerly.
- She jumped at the chance to work abroad.
Related Idioms
- Jump off the bandwagon: To stop supporting a popular trend or activity. (A less common variant of "fall off the bandwagon").
- Jump off the rails: To go out of control or fail completely. (A variant of "go off the rails").
- The project jumped off the rails after the lead designer quit.
Verb
- jump down from an elevated point
- the parachutist didn't want to jump
- every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
- the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
- set off quickly, usually with success
- The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class