Definition of gotten the jump on people

get the jump on

verb - transitive

• to get an earlier start than one.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'get':
as all get-out	Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
bend over and get screwed	Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen.
bend over get f*cked	Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
BOGO	Definitions include: "buy one get one" free.
don't get it twisted	Definitions include: don't be mistaken; "believe it".
from the get-go	Definitions include: from the beginning.
GBTW	Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work".
get	Definitions include: to leave.
get a bit on the side	Definitions include: to have sex with someone who is not one's significant other.
get a buzz on	Definitions include: to acquire a buzz.
get a charge from	Definitions include: to be excited by.
get a charge out of	Definitions include: to enjoy.
get a clue	Definitions include: see clue.
get a five finger discount	Definitions include: to steal.
get a fix	Definitions include: to ingest a drug.
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Other terms relating to 'jump':
have a jumper in the door	Definitions include: Feeling the urge to have a bowel movement.
Jesus jumped up Christ	Definitions include: exclamation when something is all screwed up
jump	Definitions include: to engage in intimate physical contact, usually intercourse. Also jump (one's) bones.
jump bail	Definitions include: to not appear as required as a condition of bail.
jump down	Definitions include: a person who jumps down - i.e. performs oral sex.
jumper	Definitions include: a female who greatly enjoys oral sex.
jumpers	Definitions include: gym shoes.
jumping Jesus on a pogo stick	Definitions include: general exclamation.
jump into bed with	Definitions include: to work closely with someone.
jump off, the	Definitions include: new and cool..
jump on	Definitions include: to criticize.
jump on a grenade	Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team".
jump (one's) bones	Definitions include: to engage in sexual physical contact, usually intercourse.
jump on the grenade	Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team".
jump out	Definitions include: plain clothes police, under-cover police
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Other terms relating to 'on':
accidentally on purpose	Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive.
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
a lot on (one's) plate	Definitions include: See on (one's) plate.
as much use as a handbrake on a canoe	Definitions include: useless.
as useless as tits on a boar hog	Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic.
back on (one's) feet	Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event.
back on pipe	Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction.
bag on	Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of".
bail on	Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon.
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
bang on	Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
beast on	Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone.
be in on	Definitions include: to be involved with.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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