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take the plunge

Idioms  

  1. Venture something, commit oneself, as in You've been living together for a year, so when are you going to take the plunge and get married? It is also put as make the plunge, plunge alluding to diving in a body of water. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

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Buy a picture frame from a reputable brand, and take the plunge on a video-streaming subscription or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Unless an unexpected candidate decides to take the plunge, and goodness knows what could happen these days, a change at the top doesn't seem likely to be prompted by the wannabe contenders.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

And while the team is exploring domestic manufacturing options, it has yet to take the plunge because it will likely be more expensive.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

There are other interested suitors—Sens. Thom Tillis and Chuck Grassley among them—who might take the plunge.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

It wasn't like I was going to be the first in my immediate family to take the plunge and become a citizen.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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