jump on

[jump on] or [jump all over] or [land on] or [land all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} To scold; criticize; blame.

* /Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake./

* /Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date./

* /"I don't know why Bill is always jumping on me; I just don't understand him," said Bob./

Compare: FIND FAULT, GET ON, LAY OUT(7).

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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