go in for

1. Take part in, especially as a specialty. For example, She's going in for tennis this year . [Mid-1800s]

2. Have a particular interest in or liking for, as in He really goes in for classical music . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

And, so, I’m elated and ecstatic that he’s getting to go in for defense.

From Los Angeles Times

I told him about some of the most egregious dating offenses I had endured: he who suggested that we dine and dash and didn’t seem to be kidding, he who asked for business contacts after I declined a second date, he who took home my leftovers on the first date, he who contorted his body to go in for a kiss as I very pointedly went in for a hug.

From Los Angeles Times

“But my son is in the army, and do we want our kids to be in there, slaughtered, where Hezbollah has been waiting for us to go in for nearly 20 years?”

From BBC

Spectators are asked to stay silent during play and when players move towards an opponent, go in for a tackle or are searching for the ball, they say "voy" or a similar word.

From BBC

While the Dodgers didn’t have any further information about Taylor’s groin injury postgame, Roberts said his concern level was “sort of” high and expected Taylor to go on the injured list Thursday, when he will go in for medical imagining.

From Los Angeles Times

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