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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At first glance, his assists numbers as a Warrior don't quite jump off the page. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Stats PDs 7 INTs 1 Tackles 68 Penalties 1 Snap rate 81.1% Jaguars S Tier 6 88 Tyler Conklin Age: 30 Height: 6-3 Weight: 248 Conklin’s stats don’t jump off the page, but he was often underutilized and had to overcome poor quarterback play. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 McCray’s peripherals — 93rd percentile sprint speed, 99th percentile arm strength, 90.2 average exit velocity — jump off the page as well. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 This fight doesn’t jump off the page as a banger, but Shevchenko is an all-time great. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Feb. 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 19 Mar. 2025.

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