一いっ足そく飛とび

noun

skipping intermediate stages; doing at once; one leap

Usually used adverbially as 一足飛びに, meaning to jump over steps or stages and go directly to a higher level or conclusion. Common in business and news contexts.

See also: 一足飛びに

• 彼かれは一いっ足そく飛とびに部ぶ長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。

  He was promoted directly to department head, skipping intermediate positions.

• 問もん題だいを一いっ足そく飛とびに解かい決けつしようとするのは危き険けんだ。

  Trying to solve the problem in one leap is risky.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

jumping with both feet together

Original literal meaning; a jump made with both feet leaving and landing together. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of specific physical descriptions.

• 体たい育いくの授じゅ業ぎょうで一いっ足そく飛とびの練れん習しゅうをした。

  We practiced jumping with both feet together in PE class.