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Jump the gun
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
2.
verb
To 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 traps
gun it
go off half-cocked
jump the line
rush in
run and gun
storm out of the blocks
jump to it
fire off
overjump
fly out of the traps
shoot from the hip
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