清水の舞台から飛び降りる

きよみずのぶたいからとびおりる

to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

Also written 清水の舞台から飛び下りる、清水の舞台から飛びおりる

Meaning

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to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

Example sentences

清水の舞台から飛び降りるつもりで勝負に出るよ。

Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
私は清水の舞台から飛び降りる気持ちで南米に渡ります。

I am going to take a big chance by migrating to South America.