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jump the gun v expr (runner: start too soon)adelantarse a la señal de salida loc verb
  salir en falso vi + loc adv
 The runner jumped the gun and all the runners had to return for another start.
 El corredor se adelantó a la señal de salida y todos tuvieron que regresar al punto de partida.
jump the gun v expr figurative, informal (do [sth] too soon)precipitarse⇒ v prnl
  adelantarse⇒ v prnl
 Don't jump the gun; it's best to live with someone a year before getting married.
 No te precipites: es mejor vivir con alguien durante un año antes de casarse.
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'jump the gun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
no hay que vender la piel del oso antes de haberlo cazado


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