Thrown in the Deep End

Hello everyone, are you enjoying the beautiful fall weather?

 

Here is a our idiom for today, "thrown in the deep end".

 

This means to be put into a difficult situation with no training or preparation.

 

Example 1

 

We threw the new worker in the deep end the other day. She had to do a sales pitch, and did pretty good.

 

Example 2

 

I was thrown in the deep end when I started working for the Japanese company. They made me speak Japanese from day one. It was sure a tough experience, but a good one.