scendere in campo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to go down to the field”.

Verb

scéndere in campo or scèndere in campo (first-person singular present scéndo in campo or scèndo in campo, first-person singular past historic scési in campo, past participle scéso in campo, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

1. to take the field
   1. to battle; to combat

      Synonyms: combattere, battagliare

   2. to face a race or competition; to compete

      Synonyms: competere, gareggiare, concorrere

2. to actively engage in or advocate for a given issue
   • 2020 September 8, Federico Rampini, “Coronavirus, Big Pharma contro Trump: no alla corsa sul vaccino [Coronavirus, Big Pharma against Trump: no to the race on the vaccine]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Con un gesto molto inusuale, Big Pharma scende in campo per rassicurare il pubblico sulla propria deontologia: non ci saranno accelerazioni elettorali nella corsa per immunizzare dal coronavirus.

     With a very unusual gesture, Big Pharma advocates to reassure the public on its code of conduct: there will not be any electoral accelerations in the race to immunize from the coronavirus.