pounce

/paʊns/ verb [I]

Translation

› to suddenly move towards a person or animal that you want to catch

üstüne atlayıp/çullanıp yakalamak

The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.1613792708

pounce on sth/sb phrasal verb

› to immediately criticize a mistake

hemen farkedip üstüne gitmek/eleştirmek; hatayı anında tenkit etmek

His critics are waiting to pounce on any mistakes.1173

(Definition of pounce verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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