jump in with both feet

verb

To commit oneself wholeheartedly.

Meanings

verbjump in with both feet (third-person singular simple present jumps in with both feet, present participle jumping in with both feet, simple past and past participle jumped in with both feet)

present singular third person jumps in with both feet · participle present jumping in with both feet · participle past jumped in with both feet · past jumped in with both feet

  1. informalTo commit oneself wholeheartedly.

Translations

Finnish hypätä täysillä mukaan
  • hypätä täysillä mukaanTranslations
French sauter à pieds joints
  • sauter à pieds jointsTranslations
Polish wkładać całe serce, włożyć całe serce
  • wkładać całe serceTranslations
  • włożyć całe serceTranslations
Portuguese saltar a pés juntos
  • saltar a pés juntosTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump in with both feet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20in%20with%20both%20feet.

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