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take the plunge

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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]

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Words nearby take the plunge

take the heat, take the initiative, take the law into one's hands, take the liberty of, take the load off, take the plunge, take the pulse of, take the rap, take the rough with the smooth, take the starch out of, take the sting out of
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Words related to take the plunge

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