throw in at the deep end in English

Audio: En-au-throw in at the deep end.ogg

[Australia] 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"throw in at the deep end" meaning in English

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