deep end
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“She was the kind of person who would read a book about swimming then just jump in the deep end.”
He was thrown into the deep end on his first day, when his father leaves the family for London.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Altman said: "This will be a stressful job, and you'll jump into the deep end pretty much immediately."
From BBC
They used to invite guests to sit in the shallow end to listen to musician friends playing in the deep end.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s different when you are rounding out an existing group, versus everyone jumping into the deep end together.
From Los Angeles Times
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