JUMP / BE THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END

Meaning of JUMP / BE THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END in English

( 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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DEEP — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Deep Blue deep sea trench deep sea vent raptures of the deep
Английский словарь Британика
JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably akin to Swedish gumpa to jump, Low German gumpen intransitive verb 1. …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
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DEEP — I. ˈdēp adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deep, dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German …
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
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THROWN — ˈthrōn adjective Etymology: from past participle of throw (I) of a violin stroke : performed with a loose grip so …
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THROWN — () a. & p. p. from Throw, v.
Английский словарь Webster
THROWN — (p. p.) of Throw
Английский словарь Webster
THROWN — a. & p. p. from Throw, v.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THROWN — ( p. p. ) of Throw
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THROWN — /throhn/ , v. a pp. of throw .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUMP — — jumpable , adj. — jumpingly , adv. /jump/ , v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other …
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END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
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DEEP — — deepness , n. /deep/ , adj. deeper, deepest , n., adv., deeper, deepest . adj. 1. extending far down …
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JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb Etymology: probably akin to Low German gumpen to jump Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEEP — I. ˈdēp adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROWN — adj & ·p.p. from throw, v. 2. thrown ·p.p. of throw.
Webster English vocab
JUMP — adv exactly; pat. 2. jump ·vt to bore with a jumper. 3. jump ·vt to join by a butt weld. …
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DEEP — superl muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads. 2. deep ·adv to a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; …
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AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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JUMP — [jump] vb [prob. akin to LG gumpen to jump] vi (1530) 1 a: to spring into the air: leap; esp: …
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DEEP — [deep] adj [ME dep, fr. OE deop; akin to OHG tiof deep, OE dyppan to dip--more at dip] (bef. 12c) …
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THROWN — thrown BrE AmE θrəʊn § ˈθrəʊ ən AmE ˈθroʊn (usually = throne)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEEP — deep BrE AmE diːp ▷ deeper ˈdiːp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ deepest ˈdiːp ɪst -əst ▷ deeps …
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THROWN — pp of throw
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — / dʒʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE OFF / TO GROUND 1. to move quickly off the …
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END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
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AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
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JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEEP — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUMP — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
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DEEP — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far …
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JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
DEEP — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far …
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THROWN — Thrown is the past participle of throw .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — ( jumps, jumping, jumped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
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DEEP — ( deeper, deepest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is …
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AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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THROWN — Thrown is the past participle of throw .
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DEEP — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~, …
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JUMP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES BASE jumping be jumping for joy (= be very pleased about something ) ▪ …
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JUMP — (IN THE AIR) [verb] [I] - to raise yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and …
Cambridge English vocab
END — (LAST POINT) [noun] [C] - the point in space or time beyond which something no longer exists, or a part …
Cambridge English vocab
JUMP — Synonyms and related words : Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEEP — Synonyms and related words : Bassalia, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, absorbed, absorbing, abstract, abstracted, abstruse, abysm, abysmal, abyss, abyssal, abyssal zone, acute, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Slang English vocab
DEEP — n. deep dyed deep rooted deep seated deep six deep water
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THROWN — • ↑ be thrown
Longman Activator English vocab
JUMP — INDEX: 1. to jump in the air 2. to go over something by jumping RELATED WORDS see also ↑ UP …
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END — INDEX: 1. the last part of an event or period of time 2. the last part of a book, film, …
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DEEP — See ↑ DEEP/NOT DEEP 1,2, ↑ LOW 2, ↑ STRONG 6, ↑ VOICE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ 40 metres/100 feet …
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