“in/into”

The following 19 entries include the term in/into.

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back in/into circulation

phrase

: back in the practice of going out socially

book in/into

verb

: to arrive at and be given a room in a hotel, an inn, etc. : check in

come in/into bloom

phrase

: to begin to produce flowers : to start to bloom

come in/into contact with

phrase

: to touch (something)

dive (right) in/into (something)

phrase

: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm

in/into care

phrase

used to describe children who are being cared for by a government organization because their parents have died or are unable to care for them properly

in/into gear

phrase

: having the lever that controls the gears in a position that allows the vehicle to begin moving

in/into high gear

phrase

: in or into a state of great or intense activity

in/into the swim (of things)

phrase

: involved in an activity or informed about a situation

in/into the swing of

phrase

: fully involved and comfortable with (a regular activity, process, etc.)

(out) in/into the open

phrase

: in or to an area or place that is not covered or enclosed

put ideas in/into someone's head

phrase

: to cause someone to have ideas or suspicions that he or she would not have had otherwise

put in/into motion

phrase

: to begin (something, such as a plan or process)

put words in/into someone's mouth

phrase

: to suggest that someone said or meant something that he or she did not actually say or mean

rub salt in/into someone's wounds

phrase

: to make a difficult situation even worse for someone

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