worm into
phrasal verb
wormed into; worming into; worms into
informal
: to get oneself into (a desired position, situation, etc.) in a gradual and usually clever or dishonest way
I wormed my way into a job at the theater.
He somehow managed to worm himself back into her life.
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When the researchers introduced a rubber worm into the pens, the nearest male would pick it up and scurry around with it.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Step 3: Insert one end of your trick worm into the wacky rigging tool and then roll an o-ring onto the worm.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024
The crew built the worm into a 90-foot-long by 24-foot-wide set piece.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Rather, make the fish commit by pinching your worm into smaller pieces, threading it onto the hook, and leaving just enough to wiggle.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Anglers of his era simply stuck their rickety fly rods through alder tangles and dropped a weighted worm into a deep hole.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
The versions of my death that really wormed into my brain stem were the ones that had me in a hospice bed, surrounded by loved ones, all of whom were giving me permission to let go—that was the point at which my nocturnal panic attacks invariably began.
—Tom Bissell, Harper's Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Step 3: Insert one end of your trick worm into the wacky rigging tool and then roll an o-ring onto the worm.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024
The crew built the worm into a 90-foot-long by 24-foot-wide set piece.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Rather, make the fish commit by pinching your worm into smaller pieces, threading it onto the hook, and leaving just enough to wiggle.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Anglers of his era simply stuck their rickety fly rods through alder tangles and dropped a weighted worm into a deep hole.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
The versions of my death that really wormed into my brain stem were the ones that had me in a hospice bed, surrounded by loved ones, all of whom were giving me permission to let go—that was the point at which my nocturnal panic attacks invariably began.
—Tom Bissell, Harper's Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
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“Worm into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worm%20into. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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