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take the plunge
informal : to do something after thinking about it especially for a long time（尤指长时间思考之后）决定
- We've been thinking of buying a new car, and yesterday we finally took the plunge. [=we bought a new car]我们一直以来都想买辆新车。昨天，我们最终下了决心。
- They're talking about marriage, but they don't know if they're ready to take the plunge.他们在讨论结婚了，但是他们尚不知道是否已准备好了采取行动。
⇒ Main Entry: 2 plunge
take the plunge
idiomatic phrase
informal
: to do or undertake something especially after a period of hesitation or uncertainty
Up to now, I've avoided growing roses … . But last winter the ripe catalogue shots of roses took hold in my imagination, and I decided to take the plunge.
Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan
Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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