leap upon

leap upon
phrasal verb leap on or leap upon [transitive]
Word forms "leap on":
present tense I/you/we/they leap on he/she/it leaps on present participle leaping on past tense leaped on or leapt on past participle leaped on or leapt on
leap on something to be immediately very interested in something or very keen to do or have something

She found herself leaping on the suggestion.


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