the area of a swimming pool where the depth of water is greatest
2. to be thrown in at the deep end
3. to go off the deep end
Examples of 'deep end' in a sentence
deep end
In the armed forces you are thrown in at the deep end.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How many players did you throw into the deep end this year?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I was thrown in at the deep end and it went really badly.
The Sun (2016)
All related terms of 'deep end'
go off the deep end
If you say that someone has gone off the deep end , you mean that their mind has stopped working in a normal way and their behaviour has become very strange as a result.
to go off the deep end
to lose your temper ; react angrily
be thrown in at the deep end
to start by doing the most difficult part of a job or task , before you have tried to do the easier parts, or to start a job or task without any preparation
throw someone in at the deep end
to put someone into a new situation , job , etc, without preparation or introduction
to be thrown in at the deep end
to be put into a situation without preparation or introduction
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If you are thrown in at the deep end , you are put in a completely new situation without any help or preparation . If you jump in at the deep end , you go into a completely new situation without any help or preparation.
Chinese translation of 'deep end'
deep end
n
the deep end[of swimming pool]深水区(區) (shēnshuǐqū)
to be thrown in at the deep end被勉为(為)其难(難) (bèi miǎn wéi qí nán)