jump off
To leap away from something, or to begin something suddenly.
Meanings
To leap from a surface, platform, or vehicle.
"She jumped off the diving board and entered the water perfectly."
(Informal) To begin or launch into something with energy.
"The campaign jumped off strongly with thousands of sign-ups in the first week."
(American slang) For a conflict or chaotic event to suddenly break out.
"Nobody saw the argument coming — things just jumped off out of nowhere."
The literal sense is very common and transparent. The figurative 'launch' sense is common in informal American English ('the project jumped off well'). Also used in American slang to mean a fight or confrontation broke out ('things jumped off at the party').
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