Ways We All Can 'Go Off the Deep End'
2020-08-09
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1And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
2That is the sound of someone diving off a diving board and into the deep end of a swimming pool.
3The deep end is where the water is the deepest.
4The water in the deep end is deep enough to dive in head-first.
5Diving into the deep water is fun and can make you feel very free.
6For a second or two, you fly through the air before going into the water below.
7If the water is deep enough, and the pool rules permit it, it is safe to jump inro the deep end.
8Some people may jump in wildly or without control.
9So, it is not surprising that the phrase "off the deep end" has other meanings - besides simply jumping into a swimming pool. We use it in several situations.
10If someone has gone off the deep end, they have gone a little crazy! They have lost self-control.
11They have become angry or excited. When someone goes off the deep end, we can also say they have lost their mind!
12Someone crashed into Tony's car.
13But don't tell him until after his birthday party.
14He loves that car and will go off the deep end when he hears the news.
15"Go off the deep end" can also mean that you jump into a project without much preparation or thought.
16You do something on the spur of the moment - quickly and without thinking about the results.
17Did you hear the news about Jake? He met a woman a month ago and they just got married! Talk about jumping off the deep end.
18"Going off the deep end" can mean you are acting in a very strange or extreme way.
19You seem irrational - like in this example.
20When my friends saw me laughing to myself, they thought I had dove right off the deep end.
21I told them that I had just won $10,000.
22Then they understood my seemingly crazy behavior.
23When we go off the deep end, we experience something in the extreme.
24We often use this expression when talking about strong emotions: love, anger, fear, and sadness.
25I have never seen Aisha so in love. She's really fallen off the deep end over this new guy in her life.
26These are things we lose our minds over. We lose emotional control.
27Did you notice the different verbs we use with "off the deep end"? You can dive, fall, jump, or go off the deep end. And sometimes life's troubles can push you off the deep end!
28So, those are the different meanings of the expression "off the deep end" and how we use them.
29I hope I didn't give you too many examples.
30That may push some listeners right off the deep end.
31And that's all the time we have this for this Words and Their Stories. But join us again next week!
32Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo!
1And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 2That is the sound of someone diving off a diving board and into the deep end of a swimming pool. 3The deep end is where the water is the deepest. The water in the deep end is deep enough to dive in head-first. 4Diving into the deep water is fun and can make you feel very free. For a second or two, you fly through the air before going into the water below. If the water is deep enough, and the pool rules permit it, it is safe to jump inro the deep end. Some people may jump in wildly or without control. 5So, it is not surprising that the phrase "off the deep end" has other meanings - besides simply jumping into a swimming pool. We use it in several situations. 6If someone has gone off the deep end, they have gone a little crazy! They have lost self-control. They have become angry or excited. When someone goes off the deep end, we can also say they have lost their mind! 7Someone crashed into Tony's car. But don't tell him until after his birthday party. He loves that car and will go off the deep end when he hears the news. 8"Go off the deep end" can also mean that you jump into a project without much preparation or thought. You do something on the spur of the moment - quickly and without thinking about the results. 9Did you hear the news about Jake? He met a woman a month ago and they just got married! Talk about jumping off the deep end. 10"Going off the deep end" can mean you are acting in a very strange or extreme way. You seem irrational - like in this example. 11When my friends saw me laughing to myself, they thought I had dove right off the deep end. I told them that I had just won $10,000. Then they understood my seemingly crazy behavior. 12When we go off the deep end, we experience something in the extreme. We often use this expression when talking about strong emotions: love, anger, fear, and sadness. 13I have never seen Aisha so in love. She's really fallen off the deep end over this new guy in her life. 14These are things we lose our minds over. We lose emotional control. 15Did you notice the different verbs we use with "off the deep end"? You can dive, fall, jump, or go off the deep end. And sometimes life's troubles can push you off the deep end! 16So, those are the different meanings of the expression "off the deep end" and how we use them. I hope I didn't give you too many examples. That may push some listeners right off the deep end. 17And that's all the time we have this for this Words and Their Stories. But join us again next week! 18Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo! 19Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 20____________________________________________________________ 21Words in This Story 22diving board -n. a surface above a swimming pool that people can dive from into the water 23swimming pool -n. a large hole filled with water for swimming 24crazy -adj. unable to think in a clear or sensible way, not sane 25spur of the moment -phrase done suddenly or without planning 26irrational -adj. not thinking clearly or showing good judgement