Take the Plunge
What it means
Finally commit to something risky you have been circling for a while.
Where it comes from
The plunge is into cold water, and the logic is that hesitating on the edge only makes it worse. By the late 1800s the phrase had attached itself especially to getting married.
The puzzle it came from
Take the Plunge was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 5, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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shot
glass
window
seat
belt
home
work
out
take
off
touch
screen
time
machine
gun
freezing
cold
plunge
pool
table
Phrasicle: Take the Plunge