jump/leap off the page

idiom

of writing, a picture, etc.
: to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc.
The characters are so real that they jump/leap off the page.

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Although his production won’t jump off the page, his coverage tape improved each of his four seasons in Lexington — and that continued with a strong week during Senior Bowl practices. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024 Its swirling cacophony of rectangles — red, blue, lime — are staggered so as to leap off the page, exuding the freedom at the core of the Technicolor music. Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 The box score numbers didn’t jump off the page, but Wallace’s impact on the game was very clear. Nick Crain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 From the perspective of the nuclear nonproliferation regime, two questions jump off the page. Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2010 See all Example Sentences for jump/leap off the page 

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“Jump/leap off the page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%2Fleap%20off%20the%20page. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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