to be into sth
1pay sth into sth — UK US pay sth in/pay sth into sth Phrasal Verb with pay({{}}/peɪ/ verb (paid, paid) ► BANKING to put money into a bank account: »They offer 3% interest if you pay a minimum of £1,000 a month into the account. »If I give you some money, can you go …
2plunge sth into sth — UK US plunge (sb/sth) into sth Phrasal Verb with plunge({{}}/plʌndʒ/ verb [I or T] ► to suddenly experience a bad situation, or make someone or something do this: plunge into chaos/crisis/recession »There is increasing confidence that the economy …
3fold sth into sth — UK US fold sth into sth Phrasal Verb with fold({{}}/fəʊld/ verb [I] ► to make a smaller business part of a larger one by joining them together: » The company s investment banking arm was folded into a new group earlier this year. ► to make… …
4grandfather sth into sth — UK US grandfather sb/sth into sth Phrasal Verb with grandfather({{}}/ˈɡrænfɑːðər/ verb US LAW (also grandfather sb/sth in) ► to allow someone to continue to do or to have something that a new law or rule makes illegal: »Most existing companies… …
5hook sth into sth — UK US hook (sth) into sth Phrasal Verb with hook({{}}/hʊk/ verb [T] ► [I or T] IT, INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS to become connected or to connect something to a computer or telephone system: »After the takeover, one of the company s first acts was to …
6parlay sth into sth — UK US parlay sth into sth Phrasal Verb with parlay({{}}/ˈpɑːli/ US /ˈpɑːrleɪ/ verb US ► to achieve success by using a small advantage or opportunity in an effective way: »They parlayed some modest investments into massive profits for the company …
7sink sth into sth — UK US sink sth into sth Phrasal Verb with sink({{}}/sɪŋk/ verb (sank, sunk) ► to invest a lot of money in something: »We sank all our savings into the business. »Many unions have sunk a lot of money into organizing in the past 20 years …
8plunge sb into sth — UK US plunge (sb/sth) into sth Phrasal Verb with plunge({{}}/plʌndʒ/ verb [I or T] ► to suddenly experience a bad situation, or make someone or something do this: plunge into chaos/crisis/recession »There is increasing confidence that the economy …
9grandfather sb into sth — UK US grandfather sb/sth into sth Phrasal Verb with grandfather({{}}/ˈɡrænfɑːðər/ verb US LAW (also grandfather sb/sth in) ► to allow someone to continue to do or to have something that a new law or rule makes illegal: »Most existing companies… …
10plough sth into sth — UK US plough sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plough({{}}UK (US plow) /plaʊ/ verb INFORMAL ► to invest money in a business, especially to help make it successful or to make more money: »The commercial arm of the company last year ploughed £30m into …
