Jump All Over Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Jump All Over Someone Idiom mean?

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jump all over someone What does jump all over someone mean?	severely criticize / find fault with someone.	A: "What's wrong with Joe?"B: "He's feeling bad because his boss jumped all over him thismorning."
jump all over (someone) What does jump all over (someone) mean?	to criticize or scold or blame someone	My boss jumped all over me when I began to talk about my plans for the summer.
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rule the roost What does "rule the roost" mean?	to be the dominant figure in a family	The woman seems rather quiet but she rules the roost in her family.

fifty-fifty What does "fifty-fifty" mean?	equally, evenly	We divided the cost of the trip fifty-fifty.
come on strong What does "come on strong" mean?	to overwhelm others with very strong language or personality	The salesman came on strong at the meeting and angered the other members of the team.
antsy What does "antsy" mean?	: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.	"I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around andwaiting is making me antsy."
make hay while the sun shines What does "make hay while the sun shines" mean?	to take advantage of opportunities and good conditions while you can	We wanted to make hay while the sun shines so we tried to finish the outside work while the weather was good.
keep (something) under wraps What does "keep (something) under wraps" mean?	keep something concealed (until some future date)	We decided to keep our plans for the new project under wraps.

hellhole What does "hellhole" mean?	a dangerous (often hot) place
instrumental in (doing something) What does "instrumental in (doing something)" mean?	playing an important part in doing something	Our teacher was instrumental in getting the school to change their policy on using the library after school.

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Jump All Over Someone Idiom