The English we speak: Take the plunge

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🗓️ 25 June 2024

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0:00.0	Hello and I'm here and welcome to the English we speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.
0:08.6	I'm Fay Faye Faye and I'm here with Beth.
0:11.1	Hello Faye Faye how are you today? I'm very well thank you. What
0:15.6	expression are we going to learn in this program? Well we are learning take the
0:20.7	plunge now I heard my friend say this and I thought it was interesting because
0:26.4	plunge always makes me think about jumping into water and that is definitely not what she meant.
0:32.1	That is an interesting phrase but what was your friend actually talking
0:36.6	about how is she going to take the plunge well she has decided to quit her job and she's going to change career completely because she's
0:48.0	going to retrain to be a doctor. Now that is something quite scary. She's going to have to train for a long time and it's
0:55.4	something she's been thinking about for a long time as well.
0:58.2	Wow that is a very big change. So your friend is taking the plunge. She's decided to make an important decision to stop
1:07.1	her current job and go back to university. Now where have you used this expression Beth?
1:13.2	Let me think. Well, when I was in my 20s, I decided that I wanted to go traveling and I quit my job so I then didn't have any money apart from my savings and it felt like a bit of a scary decision but yeah I went traveling and I took the plunge you certainly did actually
1:36.3	that reminds me of me I moved to the UK and that was a big decision I took the plunge too. Definitely. Okay here are some more examples of take the plunge.
1:48.2	I've always wanted to try karaoke it looks so much fun but I'm too scared to get up and
1:57.8	sing in front of people maybe I just need to take the plunge and do it see what happens. I've been living with my
2:04.6	boyfriend for a few years now and we decided you know what let's take the
2:08.3	plunge and get married. I visited Denmark last year and I really loved it there so I finally took the plunge and moved there.
2:17.0	Now take the plunge is often used with situations that can't be changed.
2:26.4	So for example, when my friend has paid for her doctor training and quit her job, it will not be easy to go back. No it wouldn't. Now earlier you said
2:37.5	plunge is often used with water and that can help us remember this phrase.
2:43.0	Imagine you're by the sea and going to jump into the water.
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