take the field

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Idioms and Phrases

Enter a competition, as in The country's best spellers took the field in the national spelling bee . This term originated around 1600 when it meant “to open a military campaign.” The field here is the field of battle. The term has been used figuratively almost as long, the first recorded use being in 1614.

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Example Sentences

Gloucester-born Sherratt is looking forward to plotting the downfall of his fellow countrymen, who could still be in contention for the Six Nations title when they take the field in the Welsh capital.

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Accusations of arrogance have swirled in the build-up after an Irish radio station debated whether their side would be victorious if they took the field with only 12 or 13 players.

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Since his announcement came just as many of his new teammates were taking the field, he figured most of them weren’t even aware of the news yet.

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“Now taking the field,” the public address announcer at Camelback Ranch said Thursday afternoon, “your 2024 world champion Los Angeles Dodgers!”

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In the last two decades, Super Bowl commercials have taken on a life of their own, competing for next-day water-cooler/internet anointment as fiercely as the two teams taking the field.

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