wade in
Enter the fray
To wade in is to enter a situation forcefully or without hesitation, often when others are holding back.
Someone wades into a fight, a debate, or a controversial topic: She waded in before anyone could stop her.
The image is of stepping boldly into water—you get wet, but you're moving forward.
Sometimes implies recklessness: He waded in without understanding the situation.
- take the plungeCommit after hesitation
- fordWalkable river crossing
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- wetSaturated with liquid
confront · attack · plunge into · intervene · buckle down · undertake · immerse · venture · dive · deep end · begin · grapple · tackle · challenge · engage · roll up sleeves · knee-deep · enter
- get startedget going, get moving, get cracking, set to, get on with it
- join inparticipate, take part, get involved, join, engage
- engageengage, immerse, delve, dive, plunge
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, trespass
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
approach style
wade inhesitate
Pause in uncertainty
hold off · tread carefully · test the waters · ease in · edge in