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DictionarySeeplungetake the plunge
take the plunge1. To commit oneself to a course of action that is momentous or challenging. I'd been putting it off for years, but I finally took the plunge and enrolled in a college course. After spending 10 years as a junior partner, Karen is taking the plunge and starting her own law firm.2. To commit to marriage. We'd been living together for three years and we already had a son together, so we decided it was time to take the plunge!See also: plunge, taketake the plungeto marry someone. I'm not ready to take the plunge yet. Sam and Mary took the plunge.See also: plunge, taketake the plungeVenture something, commit oneself, as in You've been living together for a year, so when are you going to take the plunge and get married? It is also put as make the plunge, plunge alluding to diving in a body of water. [Mid-1800s] See also: plunge, taketake the plunge COMMON If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you have been thinking of doing for some time, even though it is difficult, risky, or unpleasant. Helen decided to take the plunge and turned professional in 1991. Finally, Mona took the plunge. `I have something to tell you,' she said.See also: plunge, taketake the plunge commit yourself to a course of action about which you are nervous. informalSee also: plunge, taketake the ˈplunge (informal) decide to do something new, difficult or risky, especially after thinking about it for some time: After working for twenty years he’s decided to take the plunge and go back to college. OPPOSITE: get/have cold feetA plunge is an act of jumping or diving into water.See also: plunge, taketake the plunge tv. to marry someone. I’m not ready to take the plunge yet. See also: plunge, take take the plunge Informal To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating: After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.See also: plunge, takeEncyclopediaSeePlunge |