deep end

Idioms  

1. see go off the deep end.

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Example Sentences

Despite a drop in game time after finding himself in the deep end of a title challenge at just 18 last year, it is not all negative for Lewis-Skelly.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Try to shape these events. This is a moment of world history here. Just jump in the deep end of the pool.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Yet, before she passes her high school threshold and dives into the brutal deep end of upper secondary education, it’s all cool.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

In contrast, Zverev is an experienced campaigner at the deep end of Grand Slams, but has famously never captured one of the four biggest tournaments.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Got the winch rigged at the deep end of the dock, to pull the Mary Rose free of the shore.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick