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The following 16 entries include the term into the.
into the act
phrase: into an undertaking or situation as an active participant
into the bargain
phraseinto the ground
phrase: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion
out of the frying pan into the fire
phrase: clear of one difficulty or bad situation only to fall into a worse one
come into the world
idiom: to be born
enter (into) the equation
idiom: to become something that must be considered or dealt with
fall into the hands of
idiom: to come to be held or possessed by (someone)
fall into the wrong hands
idiom: to come to be held or possessed by the wrong person or group
get into the act
idiom: to start to participate in an activity
into the background
idiom: into the position of being less important
into the breach
idiom—used with step/leap/jump (etc.) to indicate providing help that is badly needed, such as by doing a job when there is no one else available to do it
into the woodwork
idiom—used in phrases such as fade into the woodwork to describe someone or something that is not noticed or that seems to disappear
pass into the hands of
idiom: to become owned by
play into the hands of someone
idiom: to do something that one does not realize will hurt oneself and help someone else
throw a wrench into the works
idiom: to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly
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