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Sep 25, 2017 19:33
6 yrs ago
English term
jumped the magic
English
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Tourism & Travel
unknown expression
What does the above expression "Opps! We jumped the magic too soon!" mean in this context:
"Opps! We jumped the magic too soon!"
Situation: A hotel company expresses its regret for publishing wrong updates to its clients!
"Opps! We jumped the magic too soon!"
Situation: A hotel company expresses its regret for publishing wrong updates to its clients!
Responses
4 | Jump the gun- act prematurely |
Morad Seif
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Change log
Sep 25, 2017 19:37: Fathy Shehatto changed "Field (write-in)" from "brochure of a hotel" to "Tourism"
Sep 26, 2017 09:21: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "Tourism" to "unknown expression"
Responses
14 mins
Jump the gun- act prematurely
- Jump the gun: to do something before it should be done.
- Example: We do not want to jump the gun by making a statement about what caused the explosion before the investigation is completed.
- Example: We do not want to jump the gun by making a statement about what caused the explosion before the investigation is completed.
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: From context this would be logical, but "jumped the magic" simply does not make sense
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Ok. Your comment is highly appreciated.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: Yes, jumped the gun is most likely but "jumped the magic" is simply not English
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You're right, neither do I claim that "jump the magic" is English. However, in case the text is a translation into English, the SL might have meant to the covey the sense of "Jumping the Gun".
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writeaway
: all we can do is guess-and wonder
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I guess so.
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Discussion
Thank you :-)