To jump the gun
This idiom means "to start something too soon, without thinking about it carefully". It comes from the track and field races organised in the early 20th century, where some athletes would start before the gunshot as a trick to take some advantage. Some years later it began to be used figuratively with the meaning it has today.
Esta frase significa "comenzar algo demasiado rápido, sin pensar detenidamente en ello". Proviene de las carreras de atletismo organizadas a principios del siglo XX, en las que algunos atletas comenzaban antes del disparo como trampa para sacar ventaja. Algunos años más tarde se comenzó a utilizar en sentido figurado con su significado actual.
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