(countable) skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope (item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end) / (uncountable) jump rope (the activity itself)

Alternative form of passer du coq à l'âne

(figuratively, in good part) to take a run-up so as to jump farther, to make a strategic retreat, to make a strategic withdrawal so as to come back stronger / (figuratively, in bad part) to delay the inevitable, to put off the evil day

mood swing

(informal) to blow one's brains out, to shoot oneself in the head

make jump / blow up / toss up / fry, toss in the pan

Synonym of tomber sur le paletot