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jump street

idiom
Meaning

The starting point; the very beginning.


Examples
SIMPLE

We knew the project was difficult from jump street.

CONTEXTUAL

The team had a clear vision for the new product right from jump street, which helped them finish ahead of schedule.

COMPLEX

Although the partnership seemed promising, the two companies held fundamentally different values from jump street, making their eventual separation inevitable.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

  2. 02

    easy street

    Chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle, especially as a result of becoming wealthy, or an easy situation.

  3. 03

    go jump in the lake

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

  4. 04

    go jump off a building

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

  5. 05

    go jump off a cliff

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

  6. 06

    jump at

    To accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.

  7. 07

    jump at the chance

    To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.

  8. 08

    jump at the opportunity

    To immediately seize a particular opportunity.

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