take the plunge
TAYK the PLUNJ
teɪk ðə plʌndʒListen
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to commit decisively to a course of action that involves significant risk or irreversibility after a period of hesitation or deliberation; the metaphor evokes the act of jumping into water — the moment of commitment after which retreat is no longer possible; taking the plunge implies that rational calculation has reached its limit and that the remaining hesitation is a matter of nerve rather than information; used to describe major life decisions including starting a business, making a large investment, proposing marriage, or relocating to a new country
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