July 20, 2010

Idiom: jump the gun

"jump the gun"

Meaning: do something before it's time to do it.

Example: The celebration we planned for Momay was supposed to be a surprise, but Andro jumped the gun. He told Momay that he was in charge of the food for her party.


Last week's idioms:
dicey
Easy does it!
feel blue
get it
hassle (noun)