jump at sth
— Phrasal Verb with jump /dʒʌmp/ verbDefinition
› to take an opportunity to have or do something in a very willing and excited way: He jumped at the chance to join the band.
(Definition of jump at sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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