When I asked Don when he and Melissa were going to get married, he answered that they'll take the plunge in September.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take the plunge — {v. phr.} To take a fatal or decisive step; venture. * /When I asked Don when he and Melissa were going to get married, he answered that they ll take the plunge in September./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the plunge — {v. phr.} To take a fatal or decisive step; venture. * /When I asked Don when he and Melissa were going to get married, he answered that they ll take the plunge in September./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take the plunge — ► to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time: »Consumers who want to buy a home ought to take the plunge, rather than waiting for even lower mortgage rates. Main Entry: ↑plunge … Financial and business terms
take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something or commit yourself even though you know there is an element of risk involved … The small dictionary of idiomes
take the plunge — ► take the plunge informal commit oneself to a bold course of action after consideration. Main Entry: ↑plunge … English terms dictionary
Take The Plunge — was an early evening game show that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for one series in 1989, the programme was hosted by comedy actress Su Pollard … Wikipedia
take the plunge — COMMIT ONESELF, go for it, throw caution to the wind(s), risk it; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke. → plunge * * * take the plunge To commit oneself definitely after hesitation • • • Main Entry: ↑plunge * * * take the plunge phrase… … Useful english dictionary
take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something or commit yourself even though you know there is an element of risk involved. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you take the plunge, you finally decide to venture into something you… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take the plunge — tv. to marry someone. □ I’m not ready to take the plunge yet. □ Sam and Mary took the plunge … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take the plunge — she decided to take the plunge and headed for Hollywood Syn: commit oneself, go for it, do the deed, throw caution to the wind(s), risk it; informal jump in at the deep end, go for broke … Thesaurus of popular words
