take the plunge

take the plunge
решиться, сделать решительный шаг, принять серьёзное решение

Madame Arcati: "Come now - take the plunge-out with it." (N. Coward, ‘Blithe Spirit’, act II, sc. 2) — Мадам Аркати: "Ну послушайте, решитесь же наконец и расскажите в чем дело."

I've taken the plunge... and there's no returning. (D. du Maurler, ‘Mary Anns’, part I, ch. 10) — Я приняла важное решение... и пути назад отрезаны.

I'd taken the plunge and got the committee to agree to asking a young writer, whose one book of prose had a definitely odd quality. (J. Lindsay, ‘All on the Never-Never’, ch. 2) — Я рискнула попросить наш комитет пригласить молодого писателя-прозаика, написавшего всего одну книгу, да и то весьма странную.

She had asked when I was going to "take the plunge", assuming like everyone else that I was following George's plan. (C. P. Snow, ‘Time of Hope’, ch. XVI) — Однажды Мэрион поинтересовалась, когда я собираюсь "пуститься в плавание", предполагая, как и все мои друзья, что я, следуя совету Джорджа, добиваюсь звания стряпчего.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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