jump/leap off the page

idiom

of writing, a picture, etc.
: to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc.
The characters are so real that they jump/leap off the page.

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The Brazilian’s goalscoring record in her homeland’s Serie A1 doesn’t jump off the page, netting 16 goals in 4,777 minutes since 2019. Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 The reason for this was that when stacked against his peers, Sabathia’s numbers simply don’t jump off the page. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Needs improvement Ryan McLeod McLeod has 18 points through the first half of the season, which doesn’t jump off the page. Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 The hardware specs don’t jump off the page compared to other gaming monitors in its class, but the Google TV integration sets it apart. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for jump/leap off the page 

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“Jump/leap off the page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%2Fleap%20off%20the%20page. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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