leap at
phrasal verb
leaped at or leapt at; leaping at; leaps at
: to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)
She leaped at the offer of a better job.
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These skydiving seniors are taking their golden years one 12,500-foot leap at a time.
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Charley Locke Randy Forbes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
MacDonald and her husband, Gary MacDonald, leapt at the chance to check it out.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
So anybody that has an opportunity to work with him in any category, just leap at it.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Whatever the fate of this show ends up being (creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez is currently facing allegations of misconduct on the set of his 2016 web series), future TV series should be leaping at the chance to get Christopher in their ensembles.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Charley Locke Randy Forbes, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
MacDonald and her husband, Gary MacDonald, leapt at the chance to check it out.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
So anybody that has an opportunity to work with him in any category, just leap at it.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Whatever the fate of this show ends up being (creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez is currently facing allegations of misconduct on the set of his 2016 web series), future TV series should be leaping at the chance to get Christopher in their ensembles.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Leap at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20at. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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