The house was a mess after the party, but Mother waded in and soon had it clean again.
When Bill had heard Jim's argument, he waded in and took it apart.
Jack waded into the boys with his fists flying.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wade into — (something) to become involved in something in a forceful and determined way. She wades into a complicated project with great enthusiasm. If there s a problem, my mother is the one to wade in and try to solve it … New idioms dictionary
wade into — 1. To tackle (eg a job) energetically 2. To attack or criticize fiercely • • • Main Entry: ↑wade … Useful english dictionary
wade into something — wade into (something) to become involved in something in a forceful and determined way. She wades into a complicated project with great enthusiasm. If there s a problem, my mother is the one to wade in and try to solve it … New idioms dictionary
wade into something — ˌwade ˈin | ˌwade ˈinto sth derived (informal) to enter a fight, a discussion or an argument in an aggressive or not very sensitive way • The police waded into the crowd with batons. • You shouldn t have waded in with all those unpleasant… … Useful english dictionary
wade into somebody — ˌwade ˈinto sb derived (informal) to attack sb with words in an angry aggressive way • She waded into him as soon as he got home. Main entry: ↑wadederived … Useful english dictionary
wade into — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, dive into, enter on, enter upon, fall on, fall to, fall upon, gang up on, get busy, get cracking, get… … Moby Thesaurus
wade into — see wade in … English dictionary
wade into — attack, join in The football player waded into the fight to protect his teammates … Idioms and examples
wade into — start energetically, roll back one s sleeves and start working … English contemporary dictionary
wade — v. 1) (d; intr.) to wade across (to wade across a stream) 2) (d; intr.) to wade into (to wade into a river) 3) (d; intr.) to wade into ( to attack ) (the speaker waded into the opposing candidate) 4) (d; intr.) to wade through (to wade through… … Combinatory dictionary
