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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Word Origins 13. The word origin today is jump

  • the gun. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. If someone jumps the gun he or

  • she begins something too soon or too quickly before proper preparations or

  • before a suitable time. Okay. Let's continue. The origin of this phrase is

  • derived directly from track and field races. As everyone sees in official races

  • you know, like in the Olympics, one must shoot off a gun to let the runners know

  • the moment or that second they can start running. So usually there's a shot and

  • then the runners start to go. If a runner tries to start before the shot he or she

  • has jumped the gun. So that's where the phrase actually comes from. So because

  • they shoot off the gun to let the runners know. Officially this is not

  • allowed, and it is referred to as a false start. So if a runner is caught leaving

  • too soon you know a second or two seconds too early then they may have to

  • do the race over again or start it over again. Or he may be penalized for it.

  • All right. Let's continue. Let's look at the examples here. Example number one. Don't

  • jump the gun. We need to wait for the approval of the boss before we can begin

  • this project. Okay or number two here. You have only been dating Jane for three

  • months. If you propose to her already, you may scare her off. Yeah. Maybe she's not

  • ready for this. They've only known each other a short time. Don't jump the

  • gun. She's not ready to commit. So this is how we use it a lot. We tell somebody

  • don't do this too soon. Don't do it too early and you should let the

  • relationship have time to develop deeper or in a natural way. So we often tell

  • somebody, don't jump the gun, you know this is too early. This is

  • too soon. Wait give it more time. Okay anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it's

  • clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Word Origins 13. The word origin today is jump

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