Definition
To attack verbally, to criticise excessively.
To take immediate action regarding; to avail oneself of without delay.
In Context
- "I hate the way she's always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake."
- "Community banks can jump on the opportunity to make changes."
- "So later in life, when the Z's — and even onetime Z's who became A's through marriage — see an item they really like for sale or are offered a deal, they jump on it."
See Also
- get a jump on
- jump at the chance