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jump on vb
(intr, preposition) Informal to reprimand or attack suddenly and forcefully ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations ? jump on vi (lit, onto vehicle) → einsteigen (→ prep obj, -to in +acc); (onto moving train, bus) → aufspringen (→ prep obj, -to auf +acc); (onto bicycle, horse) → aufsteigen (→ prep obj, -to auf +acc); to jump on(to) somebody/something → auf jdn/etw springen; he jumped on(to) his bicycle → er schwang sich auf sein Fahrrad vi +prep obj (inf) person (= criticize) → anfahren; (= attack) → überfallen; suggestion → kritisieren, heruntermachen (inf) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Will you miss all I can give you, only to have a bug jump on you and drag you down? Joseph, you calico beastie, don't you dare jump on my lap. First they would not fit into their sockets at all, and we had to jump on them, and kick them, and hammer at them with the boat-hook; and, when they were in, it turned out that they were the wrong hoops for those particular sockets, and they had to come out again. |
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