go in for

“His crew hated him. He’s not a big rugged fireman. He’s pudgy, he’s prissy, fastidious and neat. Doesn’t go in for the pranking and hijinks that firemen do. So he doesn’t get along with these guys.”

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

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.

“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?”

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.