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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Example Sentences

In the other last-16 ties, world number three Gian van Veen defeated Nathan Aspinall 4-2, with the Dutchman set to face England's James Wade in the quarter-finals after he beat Scot Gary Anderson 4-3.

From BBC

“You two were born on an island, surrounded by the sea on all sides, and you don’t know how to swim? We’ll have to change that. Follow me. We’ll wade in slowly, and then I’ll teach you how to float. The water is nice and calm today.”

From Literature

Wade in a forthcoming memoir, per a report from CNN.

From Salon

Baker played a villain in the 1987 James Bond movie “The Living Daylights,” featuring Timothy Dalton as Bond, and then CIA agent Jack Wade in two Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan: “GoldenEye” in 1995 and “Tomorrow Never Dies” in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times

The firm's collapse followed the closure of Dudson in 2019, Wade in Longton two years ago and Johnsons Tiles in 2024.

From BBC

Related Words

• come through
• get going