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2024
throw_in_at_the_deep_end
throw in at the deep end
English
Verb
throw
in at the
deep end
(
idiomatic
)
to
introduce
a
person
to a new
situation
without
adequately
preparing
him or her.
See also
hit the ground running
sink or swim
in at the deep end
Etymology
From allusion to an actual swimming
pool
.
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