shallow end

Noun

Meaning

The part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water

(idiomatic) A situation where little expertise or experience is required.

Examples

Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean. Christopher Reeve

Life can be very deep, but I'm trying to stay at the shallow end. Ashleigh Brilliant

Ive been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove into my black-bottomed pool and hit the slope from the shallow end to the deep end. And I had a chin to chest paralyzing break. Brooke Burns

The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end. John Shelby Spong

I recognize that the career draws applicants from a certain psychological pool. Garrett came from somewhere near the shallow end. Eric Garcia

I've been in the shallow end of a pool, just kind of walking around, but this was my first time really swimming - and I was horrified! I actually lost it whenever I saw the edge of the pool. But I took baby steps and rewarded myself every step of the way. Monique Coleman

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