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opportunity jumped off the page at him

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literarypoland
 
Reply Mon 3 Apr, 2006 04:28 am
what does this idiom mean?
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material girl
 
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Reply Mon 3 Apr, 2006 04:42 am
A good thing landed at his feet, it was unavoidable for something good to happen to him.
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Reply Mon 3 Apr, 2006 05:08 am
To "jump off the page" at you means that something grabs your attention, stands out from the background in a strong way, is immediately apparent.

So, "opportunity jumped off the page at him" means that something was immediately and strongly apparent to him as being an opportunity for him.
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