jump at the chance

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jump at the chance (third-person singular simple present jumps at the chance, present participle jumping at the chance, simple past and past participle jumped at the chance)

  1. (idiomatic) To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
    When I was offered a placement working at the South Pole, I jumped at the chance.

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