go in for
Idioms-
Have a particular interest in or liking for, as in He really goes in for classical music . [Mid-1800s]
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Take part in, especially as a specialty. For example, She's going in for tennis this year . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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It was time to go in for his bath.
From Literature
Mr. Cannadine, a distinguished British historian, does not go in for color or fun or illuminating anecdotes.
Auntie holds her arms out to me, and I go in for the hug.
From Literature
“I don’t know why other people don’t like it. It’s like when you’re a kid and you go in for parents’ evening and it’s nighttime at school and you’re like, ‘I shouldn’t be here!’
From Los Angeles Times
Whenever I’m hosting — or even lightly conscripted into bringing “something snacky” — it’s the dish people inevitably circle back to, buttery Ritz in hand, doing that little half-apology as they go in for just one more swipe.
From Salon
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