put (one's) hat in(to) the ring

To announce or make known one's intention to compete with others, especially in a political election. I'm thinking about putting my hat in the ring for class president! As has been widely predicted, the governor put his hat into the ring yesterday for the upcoming presidential election.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lyuba	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Ashe	[æf]
Cnut	KNOOT (English), KNYOOT (English)	History
Juliette	zhoo-lee-ET	French
Elena	E-le-nah (Italian), e-LE-nah (Spanish), ye-LYE-nah (Russian), ee-LYE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, German, Medieval Sla
Shui	-	Chinese