Verb
ins kalte Wasser springen
to jump in at the deep end
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Meanings
Verb
- to jump in at the deep end
Example sentence
Im neuen Job musste ich sofort ins kalte Wasser springen.
In my new job I had to jump in at the deep end straight away.
Word forms
infinitive
ins kalte Wasser springen
he/she/it
springt ins kalte Wasser
simple past
sprang ins kalte Wasser
perfect
ist ins kalte Wasser gesprungen
Usage
- ins kalte Wasser springen — An idiom for starting a difficult unfamiliar task with little preparation.
- ist ins kalte Wasser gesprungen — The movement verb springen uses sein in this expression's perfect.
Ohne Einführung musste die neue Leiterin ins kalte Wasser springen.
Without an introduction, the new manager had to jump in at the deep end.