Jump off into never-never land
[J. M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan”] Same as branch to Fishkill, but more common in technical cultures associated with non-IBM computers that use the term “jump” rather than “branch”.
Compare hyperspace.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-15)
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- Jump off the deep end
verb phrase To act precipitately; take drastic action: He jumped off the deep end and got married again (1940s+) Related Terms go off the deep end
- Jump on someone
verb phrase JUMP ALL OVER someone: When severe reproof is administered, the culprit is said to be jumped on (1868+)
- Jump on the bandwagon
Related Terms get on the bandwagon
- Jump page
noun phrase A page on which stories are continued: the mixup of several paragraphs appearing on the inside ”jump page” (1920s+ Newspapers)
- Jump-pass
noun, Football, Basketball. 1. a pass in which a player leaps into the air and throws the ball to a teammate before returning to the ground.