leap at
phrasal verb
leaped at or leapt at; leaping at; leaps at
: to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)
She leaped at the offer of a better job.
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So anybody that has an opportunity to work with him in any category, just leap at it.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Whatever the fate of this show ends up being (creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez is currently facing allegations of misconduct on the set of his 2016 web series), future TV series should be leaping at the chance to get Christopher in their ensembles.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Dolan leaped at the opportunity and turned that small slice into Cablevision.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
The men leap at each other and have to be separated.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Whatever the fate of this show ends up being (creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez is currently facing allegations of misconduct on the set of his 2016 web series), future TV series should be leaping at the chance to get Christopher in their ensembles.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Dolan leaped at the opportunity and turned that small slice into Cablevision.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
The men leap at each other and have to be separated.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for leap at
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“Leap at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20at. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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