释义 |
jump to conclusions, to jump to conclusionsTo make decisions or form opinions before one has all the pertinent facts. I know you found some suspicious things in her office, but don't jump to conclusions—talk to her first.See also: conclusion, jumpjump to conclusions and leap to conclusionsFig. to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions. (See also rush to conclusions.) Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say. Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions.See also: conclusion, jumpjump to conclusions COMMON If someone jumps to conclusions, they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts. Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions. Note: You can also say that someone jumps to a conclusion. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault. Note: People sometimes use leap instead of jump. The medical establishment was careful not to leap to conclusions.See also: conclusion, jumpjump (or leap) to conclusions (or the conclusion that) form an opinion hastily, before you have learned or considered all the facts.See also: conclusion, jumpjump to conclusions, toTo draw inferences too hastily from insufficient evidence. Also put in the singular (to jump to a conclusion), this cliché dates from about 1700.See also: jump |