meaning of "Look before you leap"

[Dinara]

Test No. incompl/inter-14 "Popular Idioms (1)", question 3

Look before you ..........

(a) leap
(b) strike
(c) rush
(d) go

Test No. incompl/inter-14 "Popular Idioms (1)", answer 3

Look before you leap.

Correct answer: (a) leap

Your answer was: incorrect
Look before you strike.
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Hi Alan,

What is the meaning look before you leap

Thanks
Dinara

[Torsten]

Just in case Alan is busy wrapping up Christmas gifts, here is my version:
The idiom look before you leap is used to remind you to think carefully before you make an important decision. Maybe, it refers to tigers or other predators who first hunt down their prey and then take a final leap to kill them.

TOEIC short conversations: Putting it right

[Mudium]

hi
why can't we use strike,rush or go .
jyo

[Ft_Louie]

I think all idioms have their fixed structures. We cannot change them. If "leap" is used in this idiom, it cannot be replaced by any other words.