Translations for „leap at“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

leap at VB trans

1. leap at (jump):

to leap at sb/sth

rzucać [perf rzucić] się na kogoś/coś

2. leap at fig (accept):

to leap at the chance [or opportunity] of sth

skwapliwie skorzystać z czegoś

Usage examples with leap at

to leap at sb/sth

rzucać [perf rzucić] się na kogoś/coś

to leap at the chance [or opportunity] of sth

skwapliwie skorzystać z czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If anyone can come up with a fair way to measure "value-added", most of us would leap at the chance!

voices.washingtonpost.com

Not everybody will leap at the chance to get better and grow.

www.npr.org

Just as several slugs leap at him, he flicks his lighter, and the house goes up in a fiery explosion.

en.wikipedia.org

Who wouldn't leap at the chance to stop peddling sheets of blank paper and start writing your own story instead?

grantland.com

They would leap at the chance to enjoy just one day of our liberty.

www.christiantoday.com

My heart leap at the idea of having five days lolling about in a very nice hotel room with a circular bath.

www.uncut.co.uk

We like to go on that voyage with them, that journey of discovery and do they make that giant leap at the end?

www.abc.net.au

I mean the legal correspondent who reported it first pounced upon it, as a tiger would leap at its prey.

blogs.hindustantimes.com

You need to take the risk, because sometimes taking the big leap can lead to you realizing that it wasn't a big leap at all.

www.trurodaily.com

In theory, all the major retail chains would leap at the opportunity to sell their returns and excess stock more quickly at a higher price.

www.telegraph.co.uk