dive into

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dive into something also dive in

to start something enthusiastically without first thinking about it Our mistake was to dive into the work without much preparation.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of dive in (to go head first into water)

See also: dive

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Turning around, the fisher folk saw Pinocchio dive into the sea and heard him cry out: The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context I had to unlock the old thing and poke and dive into it for an hour before I fished out what I wanted. Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context In fact, as he threw himself at one dexterous dive into his former seat, Mr. Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context			dismount from dispatch dispatch from dispatch to dispense with display to disposal dispose dispose of dispossess of dispute dispute with disqualify for dissatisfied with dissolve into distance Distance lends enchantment distill from distraction distribute distribute over distribute to ditch dive dive in with both feet dive into dive off diverge from divert from divide divide and conquer divide by divide fifty-fifty divided divided on dixie do a double take do a favor do a favour do a job on do a kindness do a land-office business do a mischief do a moonlight flit do a number on do a one-eighty do a power of good do a roaring trade do a slow burn do a takeoff on do a world of good			DIVCT DIVDEP dive dive dive dive dive dive Dive and Lift Control dive bomber dive bomber Dive Bomber or Carrier Bomber Squadron Dive bombers Dive bombers Dive bombing Dive bombing dive brake dive brake Dive Center Organisation Dive Club of Silicon Valley Dive Computer Uplink Dive Equipment & Marketing Association Dive flag Dive flag Dive In Dive In dive in with both feet Dive Industry Association of British Columbia Dive Industry Liaison Group Dive Industry Technician Course dive into Dive Master Dive Middle East Exhibition dive off Dive Operators Club of Thailand Dive Patches International Dive Rescue Team Dive Surface Valve Dive tables Dive Travel Resource Group Dive with a Researcher dive-bomb dive-bombed dive-bomber dive-bomber dive-bombers dive-bombing dive-bombs Divebomber Divebomber dived dived dived Divedapper Divehi Divel Divellent Divellicate DIVEMA

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