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Hello and welcome to the English We Speak where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers,
so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth. Hello Feifei, how are you today?
I'm very well. Thank you. What expression are we going to learn in this program?
Well, we are learning take the plunge. Now, I heard my friend say this and I thought it was
interesting because plunge always makes me think about jumping into water and that is definitely
not what she meant. That is an interesting phrase, but what was your friend actually talking 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 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 something she's been thinking
about for a long time as well. Wow, that is a very big change. So, your friend is taking the plunge.
She's decided to make an important decision to stop her current job and go back to university.
Now, where have you used this expression, Beth? 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, 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.
I've always wanted to try karaoke. It looks so much fun, but I'm too scared to get up and
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 boyfriend for a few years now and we decided, you know what,
let's take the plunge and get married. I visited Denmark last year and I really loved it there,
so I finally took the plunge and moved there.
Now, Take the plunge is often used with situations that can't be changed. 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 plunge is often used with water and that can help us remember
this phrase. Imagine you're by the sea and going to jump into the water. You might feel a little
nervous because the water could be cold. Now, maybe you don't know how deep it is, so it's something
that is a bit scary. Yes, so Take the plunge means to make a decision about something difficult
and maybe challenging. That is the phrase Take the plunge. We'll be back next week with another
useful English phrase. See you next time. Bye.
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