wade into
phrasal verbwade in | wade into something
- (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 accusations.
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wade into somebody
- (informal) to attack somebody with words in an angry aggressive way
- She waded into him as soon as he got home.