B1idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
jump at the chance
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to accept an opportunity quickly and happily
Also 'jump at the opportunity' or 'jump at the offer'. The preposition is 'at'. Pattern: 'jump at the chance to do something'.
In context
When the company offered to send me to Seoul, I jumped at the chance.
Most graduates would jump at the chance to work for a firm like that.
Common mistake
Incorrect: She jumped to the chance to study in Canada.
Correct: She jumped at the chance to study in Canada.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens