Some phrases

Hi folks,
1.What does "I'm getting ahead of myself" mean?

2.In an article, when the writer suddenly says "talk about fate!" as he is telling the story, what does he mean?

3.A taxi driver says, on monday mornings the airport is "jumping", and he may get a back-to-back. How is jumping?

4.One says, he would't change his job even if "he had to cut a hundred a week."
Does "cut" mean "get 100 in that new job"?

5.What is a $64,000 question?

6.What kind of person could be called as an apple?

Thanks in advance!

1. Getting ahead of yourself -- telling the last part of a story first is one meaning of the phrase.

2. Fate -- something that was meant to be. That's the best I can come up with on that one.

3. Jumping -- really busy. Lots of coming and going at the airport.

4. I don't know. Cut or lose $100 in salary?

5. I don't know. I've never heard of someone being called an "apple."

6. $64,000 question -- this phrase comes from the title of a game show that aired in the 1950s in the U.S. The $64,000 Question -- 1955 - 1968. 30 minutes. Black and White. Hal March, host.
www.fiftiesweb.com/ quizshow.htm