jump at

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to be glad to accept

   I would jump at the chance of going

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jump at Idioms  

1. Also, jump at the chance; jump at the bait. Take prompt advantage of, respond quickly to an opportunity. For example, When Dad said he'd help pay for my vacation, I jumped at the offer, or When the lead singer became ill, Sheila jumped at the chance to replace her, or They offered a large reward, hoping that someone would jump at the bait. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

He also assumes that Robin will jump at the chance of joining him on a binge of tourist spots, a notion Robin dismisses with disbelief bordering on disgust.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s a tendency for folks to jump at a solution when there may not even be a problem that exists,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And now some of them just kind of their eyes get wide and they don’t like it, it’s really sad to see in someone so young, to see their little nervous systems try to jump at everything.”

From Salon

The talk of an investment bubble is getting louder, and there seem to be a lot of people with one foot out the door, ready to jump at a moment’s notice.

From Barron's

I’ll let my eyes trail along the shelves as I catalog the colorful canned goods: red and yellow salsas studded with chunks of sweet onion, whole fuchsia plums shedding their skins as they float in the jars, pickled green beans so thick and straight I feel my tastebuds jump at the piquant thought of dill and garlic.

From Salon