Select the option that best gives the meaning of the underlined idiom.

I jumped the gun by sanctioning the housing loan before receiving the manager's approval.

The correct answer is "acted too soon without thinking carefully"

Key Points

• "Jump the gun" is an idiomatic expression that means to start doing something too soon, before the proper time or signal(
  बिना सोचे-समझे बहुत जल्द काम किया).
  • Example: The athlete jumped the gun and started running before the starting gun was fired, so he was disqualified.
• Thus, the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom is "acted too soon without thinking carefully"

Correct answer: acted too soon without thinking carefully