to sally into - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Let's sally into this project together!
After years in accounting, Mark made a bold sally into entrepreneurship and opened his own café.
Their sally into political activism was brief but made a noticeable impact on the community.
She sally into new hobbies!
After years in accounting, Mark made a bold sally into entrepreneurship and opened his own café.
She decided to sally into the world of painting, even though she had never picked up a brush before.
Their sally into political activism was brief but made a noticeable impact on the community.

Synonyms

to get into

vsto sally into

769 3.1

Become involved in something, often without meaning to

is more purposefully sudden and energetic, especially for new situations

to jump

vsto sally into

Informal

366 1.8

To join an activity or take an opportunity quickly and eagerly

is similar but more focused on beginning new or unfamiliar undertakings

to jump into

vsto sally into

38 3.0

Start taking part in something quickly and with enthusiasm

is close but more often used for starting unfamiliar activities

to dive in

vsto sally into

Informal

23 3.7

Start doing something quickly and with a lot of energy

is equally energetic but more linked to new or unfamiliar activities

to break into

vsto sally into

14 3.3

Suddenly start doing something, like running or dancing

is about an energetic start often into unfamiliar areas rather than change alone

to break in

vsto sally into

11 3.4

To start working in a new job or field, often for the first time

is more immediate and energetic rather than a gradual settling in

to get it on

vsto sally into

Informal

10 7.8

To begin an activity with energy

is similar but more specifically implies a sharp initial move into new tasks

to get stuck in

vsto sally into

UK

2 5.8

To start a task with energy and eagerness

is also eager but emphasizes the initial sudden step into new activity

to start into

vsto sally into

Informal

1 4.3

Begin speaking or acting quickly with energy about a topic

is similar but often stresses entering new or unfamiliar situations

to fly out of the blocks

vsto sally into

6.7

Begin something very quickly and with a lot of energy

is a sudden energetic start but less about explosive first moments

Antonyms

to withdraw

466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

to hesitate

318 2.5

To pause before saying or doing something because you feel unsure

How Energetic

to plunge

56 4.2

to burst in on

3 5.2

to sally into

8.4

to start

∞ 1.0

to ease

119 2.4

Surface Forms

sally into infinitive

sallying into present participle

sallies into third person singular

sallied into past

sallied into past participle

Morphology

sally + into

The meaning 'to make a sudden or energetic start into an activity' follows directly from combining 'sally' (to rush out) with 'into' (indicating entry/change of state): together they yield the sense of 'rush into' an activity. Although 'sally' is somewhat literary, the compositional logic is simple and cross-linguistically paralleled, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

The verb sally into comes from soldiers who would sally, meaning they would quickly leap out of a fort to attack. So today sally into means to make a 'sudden and energetic' start into a new activity.