jack-rabbit\ start

jack-rabbit\ start
noun informal
A very sudden start from a still position; a very fast start from a stop.

Bob made a jack-rabbit start when the traffic light turned green.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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