Idiom
leap out
Meaning
To stand in stark contrast to something; to be immediately noticeable or apparent.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bright red color makes the sign leap out at you.”
“When I reviewed the report, the mistake on the first page really leaped out at me.”
“Amidst the chaotic and cluttered landscape of the painting, the solitary figure in white seemed to leap out, demanding the viewer's immediate and undivided attention.”
Examples
simple
“The bright red color makes the sign leap out at you.”
contextual
“When I reviewed the report, the mistake on the first page really leaped out at me.”
complex
“Amidst the chaotic and cluttered landscape of the painting, the solitary figure in white seemed to leap out, demanding the viewer's immediate and undivided attention.”
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