Phrasal Verbs

sink into

  • If you 'sink money into' a project, you invest in it.
  • If you 'sink into' a state, you gradually get worse.

run into

  • If you 'run into' somebody, you meet them by chance.
  • If a quantity 'runs into' the thousands, it is more than one thousand.

go into

  • Often when we use 'go into', it has the idea of 'entering'.
  • Sometimes 'go into' can mean to do things in great detail.
  • Time, money or energy that has 'gone into' a project, is what has been used or spent on the project.

come into

  • If something 'comes into' force, it begins to happen.
  • If you say that a particular emotion or quality 'doesn't come into it', it means that it doesn't influence the situation.

look into

  • If you 'look into' something, you examine all the details.
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