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   the deep end

   • ▪ the end of a swimming pool where the water is deepest

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2. • • the deep end noun informal used in phrases such as throw in (at) the deep end and jump in (at) the deep end to describe starting a new and difficult activity when one is not fully prepared or ready to do it
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   What does the Deep End mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! The meaning of THE DEEP END is —used in phrases such as throw in (at) the deep end and jump in (at) the deep end to describe starting a new and difficult activity when one is not fully prepared or ready to do it. How to use the deep end in a sentence.

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   What is deep end noun?

   • Definition of deep end noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the part of a swimming pool where the water is deepest You wouldn't jump in the deep end of the pool before you know how to swim. (informal) to suddenly become very angry or emotional

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   What does thrown in at the Deep End mean?

   • (informal) to suddenly become very angry or emotional (informal) to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs. The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training.

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   Why is it called 'the deep end' in the idiom?

   • The term 'the deep end' in the idiom presumably refers to the deep water at the end of a swimming pool, which it is rash to enter unless one can swim. The term became current in the early twentieth century. 'There’s no reason for your going off the deep end,' wrote Kathleen Knight (Rendezvous with the Past, 1940). Want to thank TFD for its existence.

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   What does go off the Deep End mean?

   • 1. 2. See to be thrown in at the deep end 3. See to go off the deep end Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.

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   What is an example of 'go off the deep end'?

   • Go off the deep end means to become unduly excited, overwrought, or angry. For example, When he heard about John's smashing into his car, he went off the deep end. [c. 1920]

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   Also known as The Abstinence-Violation Effect, some individuals can feel an overall loss of control after going off the deep-end. From The Daily Beast Before she knew it, police told Christine Pelisek, King was in the deep end.

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   (informal) to start or be made to start a new and difficult activity that you are not prepared for. Junior hospital doctors are thrown in at the deep end in their first jobs. The company believes in throwing new employees in at the deep end with no training. Check pronunciation: deep end.

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   deep end in British English. (diːp ɛnd ) noun. 1. the area of a swimming pool where the depth of water is greatest. 2. See to be thrown in at the deep end. 3. See to go off the deep end.

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   GO OFF THE DEEP END definition: 1. to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself 2. to get very angry about…. Learn more.

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   What does the noun deep end mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun deep end . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   THROW SB IN AT THE DEEP END definition: to make someone start a new and difficult job or activity without helping them or preparing them…. Learn more.