throw in at the deep end

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To introduce (someone) to a new situation without adequate preparation.

Pronunciation

En-au-throw in at the deep end.ogg

Word forms

throw in at the deep end throws in at the deep end throwing in at the deep end threw in at the deep end thrown in at the deep end

Etymology

From allusion to an actual swimming pool with a shallow end and deep end. In the shallow end, a person can stand on the bottom. In the deep end, the water is too deep to do this, so a person must be able to swim or at least tread water or drown.

Related words

← throw gas on the fire
← throw gasoline on the fire
← throw good money after bad
← throw hands
← throw in

throw in one's hand →
throw in one's lot with →
throw in the bark →
throw in the cards →
throw in the sponge →

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