jumping on
Leaping upon something
Jumping on means to criticize or attack someone suddenly and forcefully, often for a mistake or perceived fault: My boss jumped on me for being five minutes late.
It suggests an aggressive, disproportionate response.
The phrase can also mean to seize an opportunity quickly: We jumped on the deal before anyone else could.
- adoptingTaking as one's own
- reactingGiving a response
- piggybackingRiding on another's back
- hopSmall, quick jump
- hopping onJumping onto casually
seizing · pounce · leap · capitalizing · embracing · bound · lunge · opportunism · joining · exploiting · grabbing · vault · endorsing · riding the wave · dogpiling · piling on · dog pile · spring
- roughhousingroughhouse, roughhousing, rough play, rough and tumble, horseplay
jumping onjumping off
Propelling oneself away
stepping off · getting off · dismounting · sliding off · disembarking
jumping onavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
shunning · jumping off · ignoring · sitting out · passing on
jumping ondefending
Protecting against harm
supporting · standing up for · letting slide · backing up · excusing