"throw in at the deep end" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-throw in at the deep end.ogg Forms: throws in at the deep end [present, singular, third-person], throwing in at the deep end [participle, present], threw in at the deep end [past], thrown in at the deep end [participle, past]
Etymology: From allusion to an actual swimming pool with a shallow end and deep end. In the shallow end, a person can stand on the bottom. In the deep end, the water is too deep to do this, so a person must be able to swim or at least tread water or drown. Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> in at the deep end}} throw in at the deep end (third-person singular simple present throws in at the deep end, present participle throwing in at the deep end, simple past threw in at the deep end, past participle thrown in at the deep end)
  1. (idiomatic) To introduce (someone) to a new situation without adequate preparation. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: hit the ground running, sink or swim, in at the deep end
    Sense id: en-throw_in_at_the_deep_end-en-verb-d8-WzX00 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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