to jump in at the deep end
1jump in at the deep end — ► jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end informal face a difficult problem or undertaking with little experience. Main Entry: ↑deep …
2jump in at the deep end — jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end informal face a difficult problem or undertaking with little experience of it …
3jump in at the deep end — to start a new job or activity without being prepared for it. Philips is jumping in at the deep end, acting as captain in his first match with the team …
4the deep end — the end of a swimming pool where the water is deepest * * * the deep end informal 1 used in phrases like throw in (at) the deep end and jump in (at) the deep end to describe starting a new and difficult activity when you are not fully prepared or …
5jump thrown in at the deep end — jump/be thrown in at the ˈdeep end idiom (informal) to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for • Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs. Main entry: ↑deepidiom …
6jump in the deep end — When you jump in (or are thrown in) at the deep end, you do something without any help or preparation, in an area where you have little or no experience. He got a job as a salesman, for which he had no training, so he just had to jump in… …
7jump in sb in at the deep end — jump in/throw sb in at the deep end ► to start, or make someone start, doing something new and difficult without help or preparation: »When new people start in our call centre, we give them basic training in all our systems and then throw them in …
8jump in/throw sb in at the deep end — ► to start, or make someone start, doing something new and difficult without help or preparation: »When new people start in our call centre, we give them basic training in all our systems and then throw them in at the deep end on day one. Main… …
9jump throw sb in at the deep end — jump in/throw sb in at the deep end ► to start, or make someone start, doing something new and difficult without help or preparation: »When new people start in our call centre, we give them basic training in all our systems and then throw them in …
10jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end — informal face a new and difficult undertaking with little preparation. → deep …
