ump イディオム
bump and grind
walk or dance in a sexy way A seminude dancer was bumping and grinding under red lights.
bump and grind (hockey)
bump other players and work to get the puck To win hockey games we need players who bump and grind.
bump into
meet by chance, run into Do you know who I bumped into yesterday? Larry Mason.
bumper to bumper
a lane of vehicles with the bumpers nearly touching Traffic on Memorial Drive was bumper to bumper at 4:30 today.
down in the dumps
unhappy She has been really down in the dumps since her boyfriend moved away.
dump her/him
leave her or him, drop her, tube her (see tube him) Sid and Marie had a fight, so he dumped her and began seeing me.
dump on
unload the dirty jobs, give what is left over They dump on Karen too much. They give her the large classes.
dumpster diving
searching in the garbage to find bottles etc. No. This college does not offer a course in dumpster diving.
get the jump on
start faster than the others, quick on the draw Ben got the jump on the other runners. He led by one stride.
go jump in a lake
go away and quit bothering someone She asked me to borrow some money but I told her to go jump in a lake because she never paid me back before.
go jump in the lake
go away and do not return, take off If he expects us to write a 50-page report, he can go jump in the lake.
hold all the trump cards
have the best chance of winning, have full control It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.
in a slump
not performing well for several days Wayne's in a slump. He hasn't scored a point in four games.
jump
surprise and overpower, attack without warning The gang attacked him in the alley. They jumped him.have sex with, bang, screw """Did you jump her, Ted?"" ""Is that all you think of - sex?"""
jump all over someone
severely criticize / find fault with someone.
jump at
take or accept quickly and gladly He jumped at the chance to go to Europe on company business.
jump at the chance
be ready to try if you have the opportunity If I was asked to play with their band, I'd jump at the chance.
jump bail
run away and fail to come to trial and give up the money you have already paid to the court He jumped bail and decided to go and live in a foreign country.
jump down one
suddenly become very angry at someone His wife jumped down his throat when he came home late for the third day in a row.
jump down someone
criticize or become angry with someone As soon as I reached the office he jumped down my throat over the missing file.
jump for joy
jump up and down because you are happy When their horse won the race, they jumped for joy.
jump in the lake
(See go jump in the lake)
jump in with both feet
become totally involved, go whole hog Ken gets involved in his work. He jumps in with both feet.
jump on someone
scold, criticize, blame Everyone jumped on him at the meeting because they were angry about the new schedules.
jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba
join a popular activity Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon to try and stop smoking in the workplace.
jump out of one
be badly frightened, be very surprised I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw my girlfriend at the movie theater with someone else.
jump queue
go to the front of a line of people waiting for service, horn in If somebody jumps queue in front of Dad, he tells them to go to the back of the line.
jump ship
go to work for the other team - the competition The company asked me to sign a form saying I wouldn't jump ship.
jump start
use cables to start a car, kick start One cold morning my dad helped me to jump start my car.
jump the gun
act too soon, leave early A good chef waits until the food is cooked. Don't jump the gun.
jump through a hoop
do whatever one is told to do, obey any order He is always ready to jump through a hoop for his boss so he is not very popular with the other employees.
jump through hoops
do all the required steps, red tape To get a student loan, I had to jump through a lot of hoops.
jump to conclusions
form conclusions before you have all the facts, jump the gun If you see a wrecked car and say that the driver was drunk, you are jumping to conclusions.
jumping Jehosephat
holy cow, jimminy crickets, wow """Your VISA balance is $63,756."" ""Jumping Jehosephat! Is it?"""
jumping-off place
the starting place of a long trip We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our trip to the mountains.
like it or lump it
"if we do not like it, that is too bad; tough bananas" This is the supper Dad cooked for us - like it or lump it.
lump together
put together, place in the same category They lumped us all together - young, old, rich, poor.
over the hump
past the difficult part, into an easier phase After saving $2000, I was over the hump. I could pay the tuition.
plump full
very full, full to the top, chock full Johnny's glass was plump full - so full he spilled some milk.
puddlejumper
a small car, a subcompact """Why buy a puddlejumper?"" ""It gets good gas mileage."""
pumped/pumped up
excited about performing, ready to play John's pumped for today's game. He really wants to play.
say jump...how high
(an idiom to show how one person controls another) Fritz is afraid of Olga. When she says jump, he says how high?
stubblejumper
grain farmer, Saskatchewan folk My uncle is a stubblejumper. He owns a farm near Kuroki.
stump me
ask me a question I cannot answer, puzzle me The question on the names of the Great Lakes stumped me.
take a dump
shit, drop a log, take a shit I looked out the window and saw a dog taking a dump on my lawn.
take your lumps
endure bumps and hits, suffer through injuries To play hockey, you have to learn to take your lumps.
trump card
something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works Although we appeared to be very weak during the meeting we had some secret information as our trump card.
trump up
make up, invent in the mind He was arrested on trumped up charges of selling illegal CDs.
tump
tip, roll, flip Andy! Slow down, man. You gonna tump over!
a bit of crumpet
a bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman
