jump all over
idiom
informal
: to become very angry at (someone) : to angrily criticize or shout at (someone)
His mother jumped all over him for wrecking the car.
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After struggling to score against opposing starters all week, the Orioles managed to jump all over their former prospect, DL Hall.
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Republicans and right-wing media are chomping at the bit to jump all over him about any of these things, and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Republicans are likely to jump all over the news, as consecutive quarters of falling real gross domestic product, or economic output, are commonly seen as evidence of a recession.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
Adidas, one of the state sports teams or an ambitious restaurant owners should jump all over this.
—John Canzano, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2022
Marvel adventures jump all over the place through time and universes, rather than following a precise chronology.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2021
Haskell showed why Friday night at home in helping his Eagles teammates jump all over an outstanding Notre Dame team and ring up a 41-22 win that moves them into next weekend's 5A conference finals against Sunrise Mountain.
—Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2020
The Red Raiders jump all over a Longhorn team that hasn’t found its groove with its new coordinators.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020
How does mainstream media not jump all over the news that nuclear power has apparently saved millions of lives?
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Republicans and right-wing media are chomping at the bit to jump all over him about any of these things, and more.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Republicans are likely to jump all over the news, as consecutive quarters of falling real gross domestic product, or economic output, are commonly seen as evidence of a recession.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
Adidas, one of the state sports teams or an ambitious restaurant owners should jump all over this.
—John Canzano, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2022
Marvel adventures jump all over the place through time and universes, rather than following a precise chronology.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 26 Apr. 2021
Haskell showed why Friday night at home in helping his Eagles teammates jump all over an outstanding Notre Dame team and ring up a 41-22 win that moves them into next weekend's 5A conference finals against Sunrise Mountain.
—Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2020
The Red Raiders jump all over a Longhorn team that hasn’t found its groove with its new coordinators.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020
How does mainstream media not jump all over the news that nuclear power has apparently saved millions of lives?
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2013
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“Jump all over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20all%20over. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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