enter the lists

English

Verb

enter the lists (third-person singular simple present enters the lists, present participle entering the lists, simple past and past participle entered the lists)

1. (UK, figuratively) To take part in a struggle or conflict.

References

• “enter the lists” (US) / “enter the lists” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “enter the lists”, in Collins English Dictionary.