get\ the\ jump\ on

get\ the\ jump\ on
• get the jump on
• have the jump on
v. phr. slang
To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over.

Don't let the other boys get the jump on you at the beginning of the race.

Our team got the jump on their rivals in the first minutes of play, and held the lead to win.


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  • get a jump on — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… …   New idioms dictionary

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