deep ends
Where pools plunge
Deep ends is the plural of deep end, the part of a swimming pool where the water is deepest.
To go off the deep end is to lose emotional control or act recklessly—as if diving into water over one's head.
To be thrown in the deep end is to face a challenging situation without preparation: New hires were thrown in the deep ends of multiple projects simultaneously.
- plungeSudden steep descent
- taking the plungeCommitting to something risky
- high diveLeap from elevated board
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- sinkBasin with drain
extremities · risk · diving · thrown in · immersion · uncharted waters · waters · adventure · inscrutable · challenge · unknown · baptism by fire · sink or swim · over your head · crisis · mysterious · nadir · steep drop
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Low-depth pool areas
shallow waters · comfort zones · safe harbors · calm waters · solid ground
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