take the plunge

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

But Jones' successor Steve Borthwick might be the one to finally take the plunge.

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He has consistently been linked to Premier League clubs in each transfer window for the past few years, despite only being 22, so the time might have come to take the plunge.

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His 26 goals in 47 appearances for Frankfurt has been enough for the Merseysiders to take the plunge in a deal that will cost in-excess of £70m.

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Nonetheless, with the exception of two GOP senators — McConnell’s fellow Kentuckian Rand Paul and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who was compelled to announce his retirement in the wake of attacks following his “no” vote — the conference agreed to hold hands and take the plunge together.

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It's only been about 18 months since they decided to take the plunge and focus fully on the band but they go back much further.

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