went into action

e. g: Compelled by the situation, the police went into action and cracked down on the rebellion before it could grow out of control.

I got tired of looking at all those leaves in my yard, so I got up off the couch and went into action.

eg. (1)Once arriving at the front, our troops went into action.

An armed Norwegian whaler mounting a single gun also went into action at once and without special orders against the invaders.

Seeing the bee-man they went into action simultaneously stinging him fiercely and maliciously .

The U. S. ground forces went into action immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Just over two hours before the main assault began, French Rafale (pictured) and Mirage 2000 fighters went into action over Benghazi.

Then the creature saw him and all of the muscles in its body went into action.

Bethune and the unit went into action in a fierce engagement at Kiu Han .

The team went into action, much as we do when there's a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.

In 1916, the 6th South African Infantry went into action in Kenya, and were put to flight by a bayonet charge by German askaris.

They went into action at a given signal.

The policemen went into action directly they heard the alarm.

Quickly, before he could tighten his finger on the trigger, I went into action.

They went into action to repair the machine as soon as they arrived.

The firemen went into action directly they heard the alarm.

The banks eagerly went into action and in 2009 and 2010 made new loans amounting to a total of 20 trillion yuan ($3. 1 trillion).