Idiom
jump at the chance
Meaning
To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If they offer you the job, you should jump at the chance.”
“When the company offered her a promotion in another country, she decided to jump at the chance to travel.”
“Although the project required significant personal sacrifice, he chose to jump at the chance to lead such a prestigious international research team.”
Examples
simple
“If they offer you the job, you should jump at the chance.”
contextual
“When the company offered her a promotion in another country, she decided to jump at the chance to travel.”
complex
“Although the project required significant personal sacrifice, he chose to jump at the chance to lead such a prestigious international research team.”
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