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jump on the chance

jump on the chance is the alternative form of jump at the chance.

Meaning of jump at the chance

Verb

jump at the chance (third-person singular simple present jumps at the chance, present participle jumping at the chance, simple past and past participle jumped at the chance)

  1. (idiomatic) To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
    • "What in the hell is wrong with my offer? Any woman within a hundred miles would jump at the chance to become my wife."
      She stared at him, incredulous. "Well, pin a rose on your nose, you cocky bastard. […]1996, Jane Bonander, Winter Heart, page 117

Forms of jump on the chance

third-person singular presentjumps on the chance
present participlejumping on the chance
past participlejumped on the chance
pastjumped on the chance

Questions about jump on the chance

What is jump on the chance the alternative form of?
Jump on the chance is the alternative form of jump at the chance.

Words near jump on the chance in the dictionary

  1. jump off
  2. jump on
  3. jump on someone's bones
  4. jump on the bandwagon
  5. jump on the boat
  6. jump on the chance
  7. jump one's bail
  8. jump onto
  9. jump out
  10. jump page
  11. jump pages

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