- work into
- force into little by little
He was able to work his foot into his boot but it was still very tight.
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work into
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work into — phrasal : to force, urge, or insinuate into worked his foot into the boot work new courses into the curriculum * * * work into [phrasal verb] 1 work (something … Useful english dictionary
work into — phrasal verb work in or work into [transitive] Word forms work in : present tense I/you/we/they work in he/she/it works in present participle working in past tense worked in past participle worked in 1) to add one thing or idea to another, or… … English dictionary
work into — phr verb Work into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑frenzy … Collocations dictionary
work into a passion — index incense, provoke Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
work into — {v.} 1. Force into little by little. * /John worked his foot into the boot by pushing and pulling./ 2. Put into; mix into. * /Mary worked some blue into the rug she was weaving./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work into — {v.} 1. Force into little by little. * /John worked his foot into the boot by pushing and pulling./ 2. Put into; mix into. * /Mary worked some blue into the rug she was weaving./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work\ into — v 1. Force into little by little. John worked his foot into the boot by pushing and pulling. 2. Put into; mix into. Mary worked some blue into the rug she was weaving … Словарь американских идиом
work into — see work in … English dictionary
To work into — Work Work (w[^u]rk), v. t. 1. To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to; to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor. [1913 Webster] He could have told them of two or three gold mines, and a silver mine, and given the reason why… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
work into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off … New idioms dictionary
