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wade in

Idioms  

  1. Also, wade into. Plunge into, begin or attack resolutely and energetically, as in She waded into that pile of correspondence. This idiom transfers entering water to beginning some action. [Mid-1800s]

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Leaving the landing craft ashore, he described having to wade in and avoid metal obstacles which made the beach approach "rough in places".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

He is my siblings’ laughter, running laps around the tide pools we’d wade in as children along the Jersey shore.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says she is leaving the X platform because it fosters division and has become a “gigantic global sewer” that she refuses to wade in any longer.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Now, with the new congressional panel, Capitol Hill is set to wade in.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

We reached a clearing at the creek bed and studied the rocky, parched ground, and I imagined a time when this had been a lively stream that one could wade in for a swim.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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