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from the jump

from the jump prepositional phrase: from the very beginning.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, informal) From the very beginning.
    • You should have known from the jump / That you always get dumped2004, Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi, “Fuck Me Pumps”, in Frank, performed by Amy Winehouse
    • The majority of Noah’s circle is hostile to Joanne from the jump, particularly his mother (Tovah Feldshuh), his sister-in-law, Esther (Jackie Tohn), and his ex-girlfriend Rebecca (Emily Arlook).2024 October 5, Jessica Grose, “‘Nobody Wants This’ Pits Jewish Women Against ‘Shiksas.’ Nobody Wins.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Synonyms of from the jump

Questions about from the jump

What does from the jump mean?
From the jump means from the very beginning.
What part of speech is from the jump?
From the jump is a prepositional phrase.

Words near from the jump in the dictionary

  1. from the git
  2. from the git-go
  3. from the ground up
  4. from the heart
  5. from the hip
  6. from the jump
  7. from the off
  8. from the outset
  9. from the river to the sea
  10. from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free
  11. from the rooter to the tooter

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