jack-rabbit start

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jack-rabbit start {n.}, {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.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[start] See: [BY FITS AND STARTS], [HEAD START], [JACK-RABBIT START], [RUNNING START]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

[rabbit] See: [JACK-RABBIT START]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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