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jump at the chance

idiom
Meaning

To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    blow one's chance

    To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.

  2. 02

    Buckley's chance

    A very small chance; no chance at all.

  3. 03

    chance upon

    To find (someone or something) by chance.

  4. 04

    Chinaman's chance

    No chance; zero possibility.

  5. 05

    dog's chance

    Little or no likelihood.

  6. 06

    fat chance

    Little or no chance, a low or nonexistent likelihood of occurrence or success; a faint chance.

  7. 07

    fighting chance

    A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.

  8. 08

    go jump in the lake

    Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.

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