big jump

big jump

A figurative leap in one's thinking or course of action; a big change. You want to marry me after just one date? That's a big jump! Yes, I know it's a big jump, but I'm switching majors from Biology to Textile Design.
See also: big, jump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be (not) big on (something)
  • make big
  • make it big
  • big on
  • big on (something)
  • do something in a big/small way
  • in a big way
  • the big C
  • big-C
  • big C
References in classic literature
At ten minutes past eleven the gas gave a big jump and five minutes later went out.
Of Human Bondage
I've had a dozen balk at that big jump. Only the athletes make it."
The Valley of the Moon
INTERNET giant Google is continuing to defy the economic turmoil after reporting a big jump in profits for the three months to September.
Google posts big rise in quarterly earnings
Only shoe and furniture chains saw a big jump. Hawkins said there was no evidence of a significant return to the sales growth of two or three years ago.
YourMONEY: BOOM FADES
Each of the booklets in this series gives a uniquely comprehensive analysis of the results of a big jump race since its inception, with enough statistics to satisfy the most dedicated anorak.
For the record: Highflying hurdlers at Gatwick
Small in stature, but with a very big jump, Ballard was an impudent partner and fiery soloist, especially in the third act.
Coppelia
Clothes shop The Left Bank, in Byram Arcade, is sponsoring Anthony's big jump.
Anthony faces his fears in big jump
The big jump to pounds 5.5million in the cost of transporting them by train, plane and automobile will raise some eyebrows.
VOICE OF THE DAILY Mirror: Rail at Royals
Geraghty said: "He jumped well when I had him covered up, but he threw in a big jump six fences out and landed second.
Fairy House: Flyer crash-landing on his chase debut
The report, ahead of new unemployment figures expected to show another big jump in the jobless total, was in sharp contrast to last summer when firms were predicting that vacancies for graduates would increase by at least 11%.
Graduate vacancies are falling
Computacenter is to take on 150 staff in Scotland after a big jump in profits.
Scot Biz
However, it was unclear whether the big jump was due to a general upturn or to a couple of specific large investments.
Sorted and the City: Foreign cash boost
THE ISEQ-listed Minmet mining group yesterday reported a big jump in annual pre-tax losses but predicted things were looking up.
SUZY in the CITY IN DUBLIN: Mining group seeing light after big losses
"It was a big jump up in distance for him and that would have been my excuse if he'd got beaten!"
RACING: WINNING IMPERIAL
Petersen House is taking a big jump up in class, and trainer George Moore is under no illusions about the task confronting the four-year-old in the six-runner event.
Petersen's tough task