jump to the conclusion that …

jump to the conclusion that …
jump/leap to conˈclusions | jump/leap to the conˈclusion that… idiom
to make a decision about sb/sth too quickly, before you know or have thought about all the facts

There I go again— jumping to conclusions.

Main entry:conclusionidiom

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