plunge headlong into something
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rush headlong into something — rush/jump/plunge/headlong into something phrase to start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm but without thinking about it first Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: headlong … Useful english dictionary
jump headlong into something — rush/jump/plunge/headlong into something phrase to start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm but without thinking about it first Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: headlong … Useful english dictionary
headlong — head|long1 [ hed,lɔŋ ] adverb MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) with your head in such a position that it hits something before the rest of your body: He was hurled headlong down the stairs. 2. ) very quickly and without looking where you are going: He ran… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
headlong — I UK [ˈhedˌlɒŋ] / US [ˈhedˌlɔŋ] adverb mainly literary 1) with your head in such a position that it hits something before the rest of your body He was hurled headlong down the stairs. 2) very quickly and without looking where you are going He ran … English dictionary
headlong — [[t]he̱dlɒŋ, AM lɔːŋ[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly. He ran headlong for the open door. ADJ: ADJ n Headlong is also an adjective. The army was in headlong flight. 2) ADV: ADV… … English dictionary
headlong — head|long [ˈhedlɔŋ US lo:ŋ] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: headling head first (14 17 centuries), from head + ling in a particular direction ] 1.) rush/plunge headlong into sth if you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plunge — plunge1 [plʌndʒ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum lead ] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards plunge off/into etc ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plunge — /plunj/, v., plunged, plunging, n. v.t. 1. to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one s heart. 2. to bring suddenly or forcibly into… … Universalium
plunge — [[t]plʌndʒ[/t]] v. plunged, plung•ing, n. 1) to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something: to plunge a dagger into one s heart[/ex] 2) to bring suddenly or forcibly into some condition, situation, etc.: to plunge a house into… … From formal English to slang
plunge in/plunge into sth — Ⅰ. UK US plunge in/plunge into sth Phrasal Verb with plunge({{}}/plʌndʒ/ verb [I or T] ► [I or T] to suddenly start doing something in an active and enthusiastic way: »The Zurich insurance group has plunged headlong into fund management in… … Financial and business terms
