jumping-off place

The practice dates back to the Gold Rush, when the city’s powerful attraction as a jumping-off place for Forty-Niners seeking their fortunes in the nearby hills generated an equally potent counter-narrative.

This criteria as a jumping-off place naturally leads to a wildly diverse group of people.

“Rely on seasonal greenery as a jumping-off place,” she says.

“I was at a jumping-off place where jumping out a window seemed like a good idea,” he said.

“I think it could be a great jumping-off place for a memoir.”