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take the plunge
decide to do something risky
To finally decide to do something new or risky after thinking about it for a while.
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Are you really going to start your own business?
Yes, I think it's time to take the plunge.
We had talked about moving abroad for years, and then we finally took the plunge.
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Not: take the jump
Say: take the plunge
Use "take the plunge" for finally committing to a new or risky decision; "take the jump" is not the usual idiom.
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How it fits in a sentence.
take the plunge and do something; took the plunge and bought something
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We had talked about moving abroad for years, and then we finally took the plunge.
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take the plunge
decide to do something risky
“We had talked about moving abroad for years, and then we finally took the plunge.”
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