headlong into
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7.2
- idiom
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de cabeza en
- She jumped headlong into her new project, eager to prove herself without considering the difficulties ahead.
- run headlong into
It's going to run headlong into this collision with Enlightenment ideology and with the Age of revolution.
- It's going to run headlong into this collision with Enlightenment ideology and with the Age of revolution.
- You, you just like you launch yourself headlong into a defense of the oppressed and vilifying the oppressor.
- But you know, I think, I think the the, the amount of capital just running headlong into this space, inevitably some of it's going to be misplaced.
- I'm finding, you know, it's about taking risks of like getting into like headlong into a relationship and being stable in it.
- But, you know, you also run headlong into the DOJ policy, which is ironically was violated back.
Examples
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Before moving headlong into the debate, a little theoretical grounding is in order.
Academic text (2005) -
MARIA: Willem charged headlong into something he knew only by rumor: the tulip market.
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Maybe for once in my life I should just throw myself headlong into opportunity and see what happens.
Fiction book (2000) -
We need time to explore, to think, before we rush headlong into...
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And so I've just dove headlong into learning, learning, learning.
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Armed with little more than her enthusiasm, she charges headlong into London, baffling the locals.
Blog text (32) -
That's me, the groom, about to charge headlong into the jaws of responsibility.
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I feel as if I've been thrust headlong into a farce and Allegra has stolen all my lines!
Fiction book (1991) -
Perkins Coie is another large Seattle firm that has jumped headlong into TQM.
Academic text (1993) -
Consequently, they blundered headlong into the cavern walls, careened off boulders, and stumbled over rocks.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
9
6.4
In a very quick and careless way without thinking
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8.3
Acting in a very risky way without thinking about the dangers
Antonyms
How Reckless
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7.2
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adverb 'headlong' already encodes rash, hasty action and 'into' signals movement or engagement, so the combined meaning 'rushing into something without considering risks' is directly derivable from the parts. This manner + preposition composition is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Headlong into comes from the image of moving forward with your head leading, like diving straight into something. So the phrase now means 'to rush into something eagerly and without thinking'.