take the field vs go into

take the field and go into both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take the field	No	No	Yes	No
go into	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go into is a hypernym of take the field; that is, go into is a word with a broader meaning than take the field:

Other hypernyms of take the field include come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, move into.

take the field (verb)	go into (verb)
go on the playing field, of a football team	to come or go into
go on a campaign; go off to war	be used or required for