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What (who) is take the plunge - definition

TELEVISION SERIES
Take The Plunge

take the plunge         
informal
commit oneself to a bold course of action after consideration.
Bus plunge         
FILLER STORY IN PRINT PUBLISHING
Bus Plunge
Bus plunge stories are a nickname for a journalistic practice of reporting bus accidents in short articles that describe the vehicle as "plunging" from a bridge or hillside road. The phenomenon has been noted in The New York Times, which published many bus plunge stories from the 1950s through the 1980s, with the newspaper running up to twenty such articles in 1968 alone.
Plunge pool         
  • Water going over the falls carries sand and pebbles that scour a plunge pool at its base.
DEPRESSION AT THE BASE OF A WATERFALL CREATED BY THE EROSIONAL FORCE OF FALLING WATER AND ROCKS WHERE IT LANDS
Waterfall lake; Plunge basin; Plunge Pool; Scour pool
A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in. It is created by the erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at formation's base where the water impacts.

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Take the Plunge

Take the Plunge was an early evening game show that was produced by Thames Television and aired on the ITV network for one series between 4 October and 6 December 1989. The programme was hosted by comedy actress Su Pollard.

The show's format was loosely based on an American game show called Blackout, as well as a Spanish game show called Sin Verguenza.

Examples of use of take the plunge
1. Other seniors are reluctant to take the plunge, however.
2. Now, apparently, Mega is ready to take the plunge.
3. The crew had to coax her out of the helicopter before she would take the plunge.
4. These elections will show whether he needs to take the plunge.
5. Take the plunge Israel is finally getting over its aquaphobia as more adults take swimming lessons. .