join the fray

join the fray
join the fray & jump into the fray & enter the fray
Fig. to join the fight or argument. •

After listening to the argument, Mary decided to jump into the fray.

Tom joined the fray and immediately got knocked down.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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