idiom · informal
take the plunge
/teɪk ðə plʌndʒ/TAKE the PLUNGE
speakingtask2
to decide to do something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a while
Examples
“After months of thinking, she finally took the plunge and started her own business.”
“I decided to take the plunge and book a one-way ticket abroad.”
“Many students take the plunge and change majors in their second year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many graduates take the plunge into entrepreneurship despite uncertain prospects.”
Collocations
- take the plunge and start
- finally take the plunge
Word family
take the plunge verb phrasetook the plunge verb phrase (past)taking the plunge verb phrase (gerund)
Common mistakes
take plunge→take the plunge
made the plunge→took the plunge
take the plunger→take the plunge
Say it for a higher band
5decide→6make a decision→7+take the plunge
Synonyms
take a leap
Easily confused
take a leap
“She took a leap and moved to New York to pursue acting.”
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