Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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JUMP THE GUN
to do smth. prematurely; to start early, before all the preparations have been made.
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1. You can’t begin the project yet. You’re going to have to wait until the plan is thoroughly developed. Don’t jump the gun.
2. You bought your son a football and he’s only six weeks old. Don’t you think you’re jumping the gun a little? The expression probably originates from foot racing, in which an overly anxious runner would accidentally begin the race before the starting gun was fired. |
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