Idiom of the Day

jump in at the deep end

獨自應付難題；陷入未曾料到的艱難處境

Today: Fri, 05 Mar 2021

Meaning:

You start doing something new and difficult without help or preparation .

您將在沒有幫助或準備的情況下開始嘗試一些新的困難的事。

For example:

He is jumping in at the deep end, acting as strike bowler in his first match this year on the Australian pitches. 他陷入未曾料到的艱難處境，他在今年澳大利亞球場上的第一場比賽中，扮演了投球手的角色。I wish I hadn't jumped in at the deep end and quit my job just because I didn't like my new boss.我希望我沒有陷入未曾料到的處境，我辭職了僅僅就是因為不喜歡我的新老闆。Don’t jump in at the deep end and move from this apartment just because you saw one little mouse.不要只因為看到一隻小老鼠就陷入困境從這公寓搬出去。

Note:

This idiom alludes to the deep end of the pool where the water is the deepest.

這個習語暗示著水池最深的地方，那裡的水是最深的。