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What does “take the plunge” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
To finally decide to do something, especially something risky or big
“We finally took the plunge and bought the house.”
Say it smoothly: “take-thuh-plunge”
From the B2 lesson Decisions, Decisions (making decisions).
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What does “take the plunge” mean?
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- go with your gutto decide based on instinct rather than careful reasoning
- have second thoughtsto begin to doubt a decision you've already made
- narrow it downto reduce a large number of choices to a smaller number
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