SINCE 1828
in/into the swing of
idiomDefinition of in/into the swing of
informal
: fully involved and comfortable with (a regular activity, process, etc.)
After a while, she got into the swing of her new job. I've been away on vacation but I should be (back) in the swing of things in a few days.
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