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jump at sth
— Phrasal Verb with jump /dʒʌmp/ verb [I]Definition
› to quickly take advantage of a new opportunity: jump at the chance/opportunity Many people jump at the chance to work overseas, seeing it as a way of earning far more than they could in their own country.
(Definition of jump at sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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