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1 get the jump on someone
expr AmE slHe was desirous of getting the jump on his competitors — Он стремился получить преимущество над своими конкурентами
They got the jump on us but we finally caught up — На первых порах они нас обошли, но потом мы с ними сравнялись
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get the jump on someone
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