plunge in medias res
verb
Roget 604:
have determination
etc.
n.;
know one's own mind;
be resolved
etc.
adj.;
make up one's mind,
will,
resolve,
determine;
decide
etc.
(judgment)
480;
form a determination,
come to a determination,
come to a resolution,
come to a resolve;
conclude,
fix,
seal,
determine once for all,
bring to a crisis,
drive matters to an extremity;
take a decisive step
etc.
(choice)
609;
take upon oneself
etc.
(undertake)
676.
devote oneself to,
give oneself up to;
throw away the scabbard,
kick down the ladder,
nail one's colors to the mast,
set one's back against the wall,
set one's teeth,
put one's foot down,
take one's stand;
stand firm
etc.
(stability)
150;
steel oneself;
stand no nonsense,
not listen to the voice of the charmer.
buckle to;
buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel,
lay one's shoulder to the wheel,
set one's shoulder to the wheel;
put one's heart into;
run the gauntlet,
make a dash at,
take the bull by the horns;
rush in medias res,
plunge in medias res;
go in for;
insist upon,
make a point of;
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon.
stick at nothing,
stop at nothing;
make short work of
etc.
(activity)
682;
not stick at trifles;
go all lengths,
go the limit [Slang],
go the whole hog;
persist
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
go through fire and water,
ride the tiger,
ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.
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Roget 576:
call a spade 'a spade';"
plunge in medias res;
come to the point.
Roget 300:
insert;
introduce,
intromit;
put into,
run into;
import;
inject;
interject
etc.
298;
infuse,
instill,
inoculate,
impregnate,
imbue,
imbrue.
graft,
ingraft†,
bud,
plant,
implant;
dovetail.
obtrude;
thrust in,
stick in,
ram in,
stuff in,
tuck in,
press,
in,
drive in,
pop in,
whip in,
drop in,
put in;
impact;
empierce†
etc.
(make a hole)
260†.
imbed;
immerse,
immerge,
merge;
bathe,
soak
etc.
(water)
337;
dip,
plunge
etc.
310.
bury
etc.
(inter)
363.
insert itself,
lodge itself
&c.;
plunge in medias res.
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