Phrase: Jump to conclusions

 

"Jump to conclusions"


Meaning

  • To guess the facts about a situation without having enough information
  • To quickly assume something or make a decision without carefully knowing all the facts or without thinking carefully about something
  • If you jump to conclusions, you decide something is true, or make a judgement about something, before having enough information to be sure you're right.


Example Sentences

  • He saw the two of them together and jumped to the wrong conclusion.
  • When Tom and Madonna were seen together, people jumped to conclusions and thought they were dating.
  • If you jump to conclusions before having all the facts, you could easily make a fool of yourself.
  • I'm tired of you always jumping to conclusions.  How many times have you been wrong when you didn't wait to get all of the information?
  • My boss jumped to conclusions when he saw my CV on my desk.
  • I'm sure he's just fine. Don't jump to conclusions just because your son is a few minutes late coming home.
  • My wife is always jumping to conclusions because she loves to worry about everything.
  • Don't assume the worst or jump to conclusions.
  • I apologize for jumping to the conclusion you used our car without permission.  I should have known you'd have talked to my wife first.
  • My daughter jumped to conclusions when she saw the BMW catalog on the kitchen counter and was really upset when she didn't get a new car for her 18th birthday.
  • Serious international disputes have happened when nations jumped to conclusions about another country's intentions.
  • When people jump to conclusions, they usually draw negative conclusions or outcomes about something rather than positive conclusions.
  • When Sandy saw her coworkers whispering she jumped to the conclusion they were talking about her, but they were actually discussing another colleague's cancer diagnosis.



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