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jump on

verb

  1. informal(intr, preposition) to reprimand or attack suddenly and forcefully

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He said he only saw this happen once "and we jumped on it".

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The pair got into the front of the ambulance and tried to drive away, but as they set off, Uulu jumped on to the bonnet of the ambulance, the LAS said.

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The Foreign Secretary David Lammy jumped on to a plane to Washington.

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“All of a sudden, a bunch of vans and cars pulled up into the parking lot, and they just jumped on him,” he said.

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Robinson added: "To all the politicians who have jumped on this passing bandwagon of factual inaccuracy and presented it in such a malevolent way - for them to do so is not only misguided but dangerous."

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