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  • 101jump on — or[jump all over] or[land on] or[land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} 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 …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 102jump on — or[jump all over] or[land on] or[land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} 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 …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 103jump — Jupon Ju*pon , Juppon Jup*pon , n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 104jump up — verb To move from one position to a higher position by one jump. I jumped up onto the top of the wall …

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  • 105jump on — verb a) To board a public transport vehicle. Jump on a nº9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door. b) To attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors. I hate the way shes always jumping on me for the… …

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  • 106Jump —    In the days of touring by railroad, a star or a combination might be booked to jump between two fairly distant cities while bypassing the towns between …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 107jump at — phr verb Jump at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chance, ↑sound …

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  • 108jump on — phr verb Jump on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bandwagon, ↑stage, ↑train …

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  • 109jump up — phr verb Jump up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rate …

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  • 110jump on — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, bottle up, call down, censor, choke off, clamp down on, come down on, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, damp down, dress down, drown, extinguish, gag, give it to, hold down, jump all over, keep down,… …

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