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Take the plunge
Meaning
- To commit yourself to a difficult or major decision after much hesitation. It often refers to marriage, starting a business, or moving to a new city.
Supportive, adventurous
Used in a sentence
- We finally decided to take the plunge and buy that fixer-upper house.
- You should stop waiting for the perfect time and just take the plunge.
- After five years of dating, they finally took the plunge and got married.
The backstory
Derived from the physical act of diving into water. It implies a leap of faith where you cannot turn back once you are in.
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