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Jump the gun

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
2.verbTo act or begin too soon or without due caution.
3.verb(investing) To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.

Synonyms

race out of the trapsgun itgo off half-cockedjump the linerush inrun and gunstorm out of the blocksjump to itfire offoverjumpfly out of the trapsshoot from the hip
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