step in
— phrasal verb with step uk/step/us/step/verb [ I + adv/prep ] -pp-
to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution:
[ + to infinitive ] An outside buyer has stepped in to save the company from going out of business.
When the leading actress broke her leg, Isobel stepped in and took over.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- deep
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- neck
- plunge in/plunge into sth
- punch above your weight idiom
- ring-in
- step
- submerge yourself in sth
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