jump to conclusions
English
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Verb
jump to conclusions (third-person singular simple present jumps to conclusions, present participle jumping to conclusions, simple past and past participle jumped to conclusions)
- (idiomatic) To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.
- Synonym: rush to judgement
- 2021 February 24, Christian Wolmar, “Franchising still exists - under tight Departmental control”, in RAIL, number 925, page 48:
- Don't hold your breath and don't jump to conclusions, but there is likely to be an announcement about the future of the railways in the next few weeks - [...].
Translations
make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence
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