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Phr V leap out at leaps, leaping, leapt or leaped leap out at sb if something leaps out at you, you notice it immediatelyAs I turned the page, his photo leapt out at me.
phraseleap out at1. leap out at sb to suddenly move forward and attack or frighten someone: She walked quickly down the darkened street, terrified that at any moment someone would leap out at her.2. leap out at sb if something leaps out at you, you notice it quickly especially because it is important, unusual, or you like it very much: I looked quickly through some magazines hoping that some interesting ideas would leap out at me.+ at Hazlitt is a superb writer: on page after page sentences leap out at you to be noted and remembered■ SIMILAR TO: jump out at
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