take the plunge

NOUN

[/teɪk ðə plʌndʒ/]

to make a difficult or risky decision and act on it, especially after much thought

💡 Concept

After years of saving, he finally decided to take the plunge and buy the house.

🎵 Rhyme

Take the plunge, grab the sponge, then make your lunge!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/teɪk ðə plʌndʒ/

🇬🇧 UK/teɪk ðə plʌndʒ/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

lungesponge

lunge

sponge

🔗Collocations

finally take the plunge

decide to take the plunge

ready to take the plunge

take the plunge into

encourage to take the plunge

📝Examples

“He'd been thinking about quitting his boring job for months, but finally took the plunge and started his own coffee shop.”

😄 Fun example

“Sarah was terrified of online dating, but her friends convinced her to take the plunge – now she's engaged to a guy she met on the app!”

“Despite his fear of heights, Tom took the plunge and went bungee jumping for his 30th birthday.”

“After watching cooking shows for years, Mom finally took the plunge and enrolled in culinary school at age 55.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

make the leapbite the bulletgo for ittake the riskmake a bold decision

Antonyms

hesitateback outchicken out

dive injump incommitdecideventure

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take the plunge — to make a difficult or risky decision and act on it, especially after much thought

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