from the jump
English
Prepositional phrase
- (chiefly US, informal) From the very beginning.
- Synonyms: from the start, from the word go, from the get-go, from the outset, at the outset
- 2004, Amy Winehouse, Salaam Remi, “Fuck Me Pumps”, in Frank, performed by Amy Winehouse:
- You should have known from the jump / That you always get dumped
- 2024 October 5, Jessica Grose, “‘Nobody Wants This’ Pits Jewish Women Against ‘Shiksas.’ Nobody Wins.”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- The majority of Noah’s circle is hostile to Joanne from the jump, particularly his mother (Tovah Feldshuh), his sister-in-law, Esther (Jackie Tohn), and his ex-girlfriend Rebecca (Emily Arlook).
Further reading
- “from the jump”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.