go in for
Idioms-
Have a particular interest in or liking for, as in He really goes in for classical music . [Mid-1800s]
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Take part in, especially as a specialty. For example, She's going in for tennis this year . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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“It looks like we’d better go in for some dinner or we won’t get any,” he said.
From Literature
"Parma played very well and the ball just didn't want to go in for us tonight. We wanted the three points, so of course we feel let down, but we go again."
From Barron's
He was scheduled to go in for a procedure to remove a benign tumor near his lung on the day he was found, the outlet said.
From Los Angeles Times
Though he doesn’t go in for mush, Mayhew-Archer does at least provide a sort of rationale for the fraud: medical insurance declined to cover William’s Parkinson’s drugs.
From Los Angeles Times
It was time to go in for his bath.
From Literature
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