Communication
go in for
move forward to initiate contact
To move towards someone to start a hug, kiss, handshake, or similar physical contact.
Hear it in real life
Did you shake hands with him?
I went in for a handshake, but he hugged me instead.
She went in for a kiss, but I turned my head at the last moment.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He went ‸ for a hug, but I'd already held out my hand.
Say: He went in for a hug, but I'd already held out my hand.
Use "go in for" when describing the movement to initiate physical contact; "go for" has a different meaning here.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
go in for a hug; went in for a handshake
Your turn: say it out loud
She went in for a kiss, but I turned my head at the last moment.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go in for
move forward to initiate contact
“She went in for a kiss, but I turned my head at the last moment.”
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