C1idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
a leap of faith
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a decision to trust or try something even though you cannot be sure it will work
Usually 'take a leap of faith' or 'it was a leap of faith'. Compare 'take the plunge' (finally do something you were nervous about).
In context
Quitting my bank job to open a bakery was a real leap of faith.
Investors had to take a leap of faith, because the product didn't exist yet.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens