taken the plunge

But having taken the plunge, he is now on the brink of adventure; he is about to be launched into his own inner space to the astronaut.

In some ways I wished I had not delayed, but had taken the plunge straight from university.

Guernsey has lately taken the plunge, registering a Chinese name whose characters imply that it is a "finance island" .

Foreign retailers that have already taken the plunge are, by and large, waiting for India to fulfil its promise.

However, for anyone who has just taken the plunge to web working from an office job, the initial days could be the toughest.

Its official: Father Christmas has taken the plunge in Tokyo.

Those who have taken the plunge have suffered; even after the recent rally, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average has fallen by 7% this year.

The problem, however, is that markets have not been kind in recent weeks to those fund managers who have taken the plunge.

I'd finally taken the plunge and quitted my job.

He gad finally taken the plunge and quitted the job.

But by 2004 only 23% overall had taken the plunge.

But having taken the plunge, he is now on the brink of adventure;