take-the-field

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İngilizce - Türkçe
savaşa girmek
İngilizce - İngilizce
to go out onto the playing field

The national antham having been played, both teams took the field and prepared for play.

enter into battle, go into combat
go on the playing field, of a football team
campaign: go on a campaign; go off to war