- take the plunge
- COMMIT ONESELF, go for it, throw caution to the wind(s), risk it; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke.→ plunge
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take the plungeTo commit oneself definitely after hesitation• • •Main Entry: ↑plunge* * *
take the plunge phraseto finally do something important, difficult, or dangerous after thinking about itHe took the plunge and asked her to marry him.
Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonymMain entry: plunge* * *
informal commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous* * *
take the plungeinformal : to do something after thinking about it especially for a long timeWe've been thinking of buying a new car, and yesterday we finally took the plunge. [=we bought a new car]
They're talking about marriage, but they don't know if they're ready to take the plunge.
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take the ˈplunge idiom(informal) to decide to do sth important or difficult, especially after thinking about it for a long time•
They finally decided to take the plunge and get married.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.