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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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2 get the jump on smb.
(get (или have) the jump on smb.)опередить кого-л., иметь преимущество перед кем-л. [первонач. амер.]They got the jump on us in selling the item, but we finally caught up. (RHD) — На первых порах они торговали этим товаром куда более успешно, чем мы. Но в конце концов мы их догнали.
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