Take the plunge idiom meaning
Take the plunge idiom
• to finally do something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a long time
Dev took the plunge and asked Alice to marry him.
She took the plunge and set up her own business.
They took the plunge and got married last week.
He decided to take the plunge and expand his business.
They are finally taking the plunge and getting married.
Nicholas took the plunge and invested his entire savings in that plan.
Related Words & Phrases
start
begin
set about
embark on
get down to
dive in
get around to
commit yourself
go for it
throw caution to the wind
jump in at the deep end (informal)