Jump the Gun
What it means
Start before you are supposed to, and lose the advantage you were trying to steal.
Where it comes from
It is from athletics, where the race begins with a pistol and starting early costs you the start entirely. The earlier phrase was beat the pistol, which is less vivid and means the same.
The puzzle it came from
Jump the Gun was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 18, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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journal
entry
hall
pass
port
night
sky
high
jump
rope
sesame
seed
money
order
out
glue
gun
powder
room
rate
Phrasicle: Jump the Gun