take the plunge

The idiom "take the plunge" is often used to describe making a significant or risky decision after careful thought.

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Definition

B2General

(informal)To decide to do something important or risky after thinking about it for a long time.

Example

After years of hesitation, they finally took the plunge and started their own business.
She decided to take the plunge and move to a new city for her dream job.

B2Relationships

(informal)To decide to get engaged or married.

Example

After dating for five years, they decided to take the plunge and get married.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "take the plunge":

take a dive jump in take a flyer take the bait deep end jump off take a tumble go for it walk the plank go out on a limb bite the bullet take the fall plunge bath jump on swan dive dip into off the deep end go in for make a move go for broke hop into jump out take a stab at