leap

See:
  • (one's) heart leaps
  • a leap in the dark
  • a quantum leap
  • by leaps and bounds
  • by/in leaps and bounds
  • grow by leaps and bounds
  • if one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow
  • in leaps and bounds
  • increase by leaps and bounds
  • jump to conclusions
  • jump/leap to conclusions
  • leap at
  • leap at (someone or something)
  • leap at the chance (to do something)
  • leap at the opportunity
  • leap at the opportunity (to do something)
  • leap clear (of something)
  • leap down
  • leap for joy
  • leap forward
  • leap from (something) to (something)
  • leap in
  • leap in the dark
  • leap of faith
  • leap off the deep end
  • leap on the bandwagon
  • leap out
  • leap over
  • leap to (one's) defense
  • leap to (one's) feet
  • leap to (someone's) mind
  • leap to conclusions
  • leap to the eye
  • leap up
  • leaps and bounds
  • look before you leap
  • make a leap of faith
  • one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  • quantum leap
  • take a leap of faith
  • two leaps ahead (of someone or something)
  • your heart leaps
References in classic literature
Singly and in twos and threes they leaped the boma, until the little enclosure was filled with cursing men and screaming horses battling for their lives with the green-eyed devils of the jungle.
A horse, struck by a stray bullet, fell beside Jane Clayton, a lion leaped across the expiring beast full upon the breast of a black trooper just beyond.
Suddenly the lioness gave vent to another little whine, at which Tarzan's lion voiced a terrific roar and leaped forward straight toward the beast of the black mane.
Suddenly he leaped forward and Tarzan knew that he had caught the scent of meat ahead.
As Carthoris leaped to the rostrum he drew Thuvia up beside him, and then he turned upon the departing jeddak with an angry challenge and a sword thrust.
Scarce had the two lines come together when hundreds of these appalling creatures had leaped among the Torquasians, dragging warriors from their thoats--dragging down the huge thoats themselves, and bringing consternation to all before them.
Korak, too, leaped forward to meet the attack; but leaped crouching, beneath the outstretched arms.
The big bay leader had leaped many times in the air, but Mowgli dared not risk a false blow.
Then he ran as he had never run in his life before, spurned aside one--two-- three of the piles of stones into the dark, sweet-smelling gullies; heard a roar like the roar of the sea in a cave; saw with the tail of his eye the air grow dark behind him; saw the current of the Waingunga far below, and a flat, diamond- shaped head in the water; leaped outward with all his strength, the tailless dhole snapping at his shoulder in mid-air, and dropped feet first to the safety of the river, breathless and triumphant.
At the same in-stant I leaped clear of the stumbling animal.
As he wallowed Juag returned, and the two of us leaped in when an opening afforded the opportunity and snatched our javelins from his side.
The fall through leafy branches and the dizzy heights; the snakes that struck at me as I dodged and leaped away in chattering flight; the wild dogs that hunted me across the open spaces to the timber--these were terrors concrete and actual, happenings and not imaginings, things of the living flesh and of sweat and blood.
Upon another occasion and by daylight, the warriors would doubtless have leaped to attack him, but at night, and this night of all others, when they were wrought to such a pitch of nervous dread by the uncanny artistry of their witch-doctor, they were helpless with terror.
The witch-doctor, having no idea of the meaning of the other's words, danced a few strange steps, leaped high in the air, turning completely around and alighting in a stooping posture with feet far outspread and head thrust out toward the ape-man.
The creature, finding the deck stable, appeared to be gaining confidence, and then the man leaped suddenly to one side of the deck and the tiny flier heeled as suddenly in response.