🗓️ Idiom: Jump in With Both Feet (v)
💬 Meaning
- Get involved in a new activity or situation quickly and with full commitment.
- Start something with enthusiasm, without holding back.
🧠 Example Sentences
- When Anya got her business idea approved, she jumped in with both feet and started working day and night.
- Many entrepreneurs jump in with both feet without fully understanding the risks.
- He didn’t hesitate—he jumped in with both feet to launch his own design agency.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the idea of literally jumping into something (like a swimming pool) with both feet, showing full effort and no hesitation. In business or life, it means getting fully involved without being cautious or slow.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
When launching her first startup, she __________ and learned everything on the job.
Answer
jumped in with both feet
2. Choose the correct meaning of “jump in with both feet”:
A) Avoid getting involved in something
B) Start something slowly and carefully
C) Begin something quickly and with full effort
Answer
C) Begin something quickly and with full effort
3. Change the sentence using “jump in with both feet”:
“He fully committed to starting his own company from day one.”
Answer
He jumped in with both feet to start his own company.
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