🗓️ Idiom: Take the plunge (v)
💬 Meaning
- Start doing something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a while.
- Start something new, especially something risky.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After months of planning, Liam finally took the plunge and launched his tech startup.
- Many entrepreneurs hesitate at first, but eventually take the plunge and become their own boss.
- She took the plunge and applied for a business loan to expand her product line.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from diving. “Taking the plunge” means jumping into water, which can feel scary at first. Over time, it came to describe any bold or risky decision, especially one that leads to a big change.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After years in a stable job, he decided to __________ and open his own design agency.
Answer
take the plunge
2. Choose the correct meaning of “take the plunge”:
A) Avoid making a decision
B) Carefully research a new idea
C) Finally do something risky or important
Answer
C) Finally do something risky or important
3. Change the sentence using “take the plunge”:
“He finally made the big decision to leave his job and become a full-time entrepreneur.”
Answer
He finally took the plunge and became a full-time entrepreneur.
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