take the plunge

Speech parts

1. take the plunge - Verb

2. take the plunge - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) To begin any major commitment.

(idiomatic) To get engaged to be married.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

begin marry dive commence wed go ahead get married

Antonyms

stonewall separate split interrupt cease hedge
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Examples

I passed an entire night in mental turmoil. Ultimately, I decided to take the plunge without even informing my family. Gulzarilal Nanda

If you wait until the right time to have a child you'll die childless, and I think film making is very much the same thing. You just have to take the plunge and just start shooting something even if it's bad. James Cameron (director)

Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle. Marie Kondo

After you take the plunge and click "I Want One," do some math to figure out the total number of shirts you'll be ordering. Source: Internet

Fans were also given plenty of incentive to take the plunge as well; a mysterious underwater lab with a glass dome could be seen in the trailer, its depths waiting to be plumbed by intrepid divers. Source: Internet

As much as I would like to place the blame on my husband and a couple of fellow bloggers (Carl V and Heather) who encouraged me to take the plunge, in truth, it didn’t take much prodding at all. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

take the plunge

Close letter words and terms

take the piss out of take the place of take the pledge take the point take the pressure off take the primrose path