English / phrase
Take the plunge
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to take a bold, decisive, and often risky step after a period of hesitation
In context
01
Leaving a steady corporate job to launch an independent consultancy was scary, but he finally took the plunge.
02
If you have spent months deliberating over changing careers, perhaps it is time to take the plunge.
Synonyms
Take a decisive step,take the risk,make the leap
Antonyms
Hesitate,hold back,back out
Collocations
Take the plunge into entrepreneurship,finally take the plunge,ready to take the plunge