Tuesday, August 19, 2008

verbs with into

bump into:
burst into: to suddenly start sth. burst into tears - to suddenly start to cry
come into:
If someone comes into money, property or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relative:
come into:
If a particular emotion or quality comes into a situation, it influences that situation:
She married for money - love didn't come into it. NOTE: This sense is usually used in negative sentences.
crowd (sth) into sth : If people crowd or are crowded into a place, they fill it completely:
fling yourself into sth : to do something with a lot of enthusiasm: Tom has really flung himself into his work this year.
fly into : to suddenly become very angry: I asked to speak to her boss and she just flew into a rage.
go into sth (START): 1 to start doing a particular type of work: My son's planning to go into journalism. 2 to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition: The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years.
go into sth (DISCUSS): to discuss, examine, describe or explain something in a detailed or careful way. I'd rather not go into that now. Can we discuss it later?
go into sth (BE USED) MAINLY UK. If time, money or effort goes into a product or activity, it is used when producing or doing it: A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.
pull in or pull into :
pull in/pull into somewhere (MOVE) phrasal verb
If a vehicle pulls in or pulls into somewhere, it moves in that direction and stops there.
rush into: If you rush into something such as a job, you start doing it without having really decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it.
shock into:
slip into sth: (ALSO slip sth on) to quickly put on a piece of clothing: If you could wait two minutes, I'm just going to slip into a smarter dress. You don't need to go into the changing rooms - just slip the jacket on over your sweater.
talk sb into sth: to persuade someone to do something:He's against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.
walk into sth: to get a job very easily: She walked straight into a well-paid job after leaving university.

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