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get the jump on

[get the jump on] or [have the jump on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get ahead of; start before (others); have an advantage over. * /Don't let the other boys get […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jump

[jump] See: [GET THE JUMP ON] or [HAVE THE JUMP ON], [GO JUMP IN THE LAKE], [NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN] or [NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO JUMP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

go jump in the lake

[go jump in the lake] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go away and quit being a bother. * /George was tired of Tom's advice and told him to go jump in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jump through a hoop

[jump through a hoop] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do whatever you are told to do; obey any order. * /Bob would jump through a hoop for Mary./ Compare: [TWIST AROUND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pen

[pen] See: [POISON-PEN], [SLIP OF THE PEN].

put the bite on

[put the bite on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To ask (for money, favors, etc.) * /John put the bite on his friend for several tickets […]

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[(лить) бальзам на душу] {v. phr.} [(`lit') bal'`zam `na dushu] {literally} pour one's soul with a balm […]

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