(kopfüber) ins kalte Wasser springen

to jump into cold water

Türkçe: soğuk suya atlamak

Noun

Wasser n.

Verb

springen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der junge Unternehmer sprang kopfüber ins kalte Wasser der Selbstständigkeit.

How it is used

Figurative: 'to jump into cold water' = to start something new and challenging unprepared. Colloquial/idiomatic. Use when a new employee takes over a difficult project without training. Nuance: implies courage, not recklessness.

Other verbs that go with Wasser

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. das Wasser abgrabento cut off someone's water supply
• ins Wasser fallento fall into the water

All collocations with Wasser

Other collocations built on springen

• ins Auge fallen / springento catch the eye
• über seinen Schatten springento overcome one's limits