“Jump the gun”
Definition
To do something too early before the right time.
Examples
Examples
“Don’t jump the gun; wait for the official decision.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
Don’t _____; wait for the official decision.Compare with the original example
Don’t jump the gun; wait for the official decision.
Write a two-line conversation using “Jump the gun”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Jump the gun" mean?
- "Jump the gun" means to do something too early before the right time.
- How do you use "Jump the gun" in a sentence?
- Example: "Don’t jump the gun; wait for the official decision."
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Jump the gun"?
- Поторапливаться и делать что-то раньше времени. / Շտապել և ինչ-որ բան անել ժամանակից շուտ։