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The following 19 entries include the term in /into.
back in/into circulation
idiom: back in the practice of going out socially
book in/into
phrasal verb: to arrive at and be given a room in a hotel, an inn, etc. : check in
come in/into bloom
idiom: to begin to produce flowers : to start to bloom
come in/into contact with
idiom: to touch (something)
dive (right) in/into (something)
idiom: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm
in/into care
idiom—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
idiom: having the lever that controls the gears in a position that allows the vehicle to begin moving
in/into high gear
idiom: in or into a state of great or intense activity
in/into the swim (of things)
idiom: involved in an activity or informed about a situation
in/into the swing of
idiom: fully involved and comfortable with (a regular activity, process, etc.)
(out) in/into the open
idiom: in or to an area or place that is not covered or enclosed
put ideas in/into someone's head
idiom: to cause someone to have ideas or suspicions that he or she would not have had otherwise
put in/into motion
idiom: to begin (something, such as a plan or process)
put words in/into someone's mouth
idiom: 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
idiom: to make a difficult situation even worse for someone
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