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by leaps and bounds Rapidly, or in fast progress- The students are learning by leaps and bounds. School enrollment is increasing by leaps and bounds. This term is a redundancy, since leap and bound both mean "spring" or "jump," but the two words have been paired since Shakespeare's time and are still so used.
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look before you leap Think of the consequences before you act You'd better check out all the costs before you buy a cellular phone-look before you leap . This expression alludes to Aesop's fable about the fox who is unable to climb out of a well and persuades a goat to jump in. The fox then climbs on the goat's horns to get out, while the goat remains trapped. [c. 1350]
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quantum leap A dramatic advance, especially in knowledge or method Working in the science lab should give us a quantum leap in science knowledge. This term originated as quantum jump in the mid-1900s in physics, where it denotes a sudden change from one energy state to another within an atom. Within a decade it was transferred to other advances, not necessarily sudden but very important ones.
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leap of faith A belief or trust in something intangible or incapable of being proved. It required a leap of faith to pursue this unusual step of transplanting an animals' heart into a human patient .
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