jump on

phrasal verb

jumped on; jumping on; jumps on

informal

: to become very angry at (someone) : to angrily criticize or shout at (someone)

The teacher jumped on us for being late.

The coach jumped on him for not playing hard enough.

: to strongly attack or criticize (something)

She was quick to jump on her rival's poor record as governor.

: to get on (a train, bus, etc.)

He jumped on a plane and headed home.

Examples of jump on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yields had jumped on Thursday after U.S. retail sales figures for July came in much higher than expected, surging 1% in the month. —

Brian Evans,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 In fact, some activists, such as Nelson Peltz’s Trian Management, only publicized their position after the CEO swap amidst a mad rush to jump on the bandwagon of success. —

Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024 Soon, those facehuggers are skittering all over the dimly lit corridors, jumping on people's faces, and impregnating them with other little aliens eager to burst out of chests. —

Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024 The Kamala Harris campaign immediately jumped on the news and linked to the Axios story on the numbers to show how the Biden administration's policies were helping reduce crime. —

Russell Contreras, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jump on

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