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  • 1into */*/*/ — weak [ˈɪntə] , weak [ˈɪntʊ] , strong [ˈɪntuː] preposition 1) moving to the inside moving from the outside to the inside of a place or container She got into her car and drove away.[/ex] Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the… …

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  • 2into — before vowels; strong / Intu:/ preposition 1 INSIDE CONTAINER, PLACE, AREA in order to be inside something or to be in a place or area: I saw Jim this morning; he was going into the paper shop. | Sue got back into bed and pulled the quilt over… …

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  • 3into — in|to W1S1 [ ıntə before vowels ıntu strong ıntu:] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to the inside of something)¦ 2¦(becoming involved)¦ 3¦(changing)¦ 4¦(hitting something)¦ 5¦(direction)¦ 6¦(time)¦ 7¦(finding out)¦ 8¦(dividing numbers)¦ 9 be into something …

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  • 4something drops into somebody's lap — sth drops/falls into sb s lap idiom somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort • My dream job just fell into my lap. Main entry: ↑lapidiom …

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  • 5something falls into somebody's lap — sth drops/falls into sb s lap idiom somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort • My dream job just fell into my lap. Main entry: ↑lapidiom …

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  • 6slam into somebody — ˌslam ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth | ˌslam sth ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth derived to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth crash into sth with a lot of force • The car skidded and slammed into a tree. • The force of the explosion slammed me against …

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  • 7slam into something — ˌslam ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth | ˌslam sth ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth derived to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth crash into sth with a lot of force • The car skidded and slammed into a tree. • The force of the explosion slammed me against …

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  • 8slam something into somebody — ˌslam ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth | ˌslam sth ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth derived to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth crash into sth with a lot of force • The car skidded and slammed into a tree. • The force of the explosion slammed me against …

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  • 9slam something into something — ˌslam ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth | ˌslam sth ˈinto/aˈgainst sb/sth derived to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth crash into sth with a lot of force • The car skidded and slammed into a tree. • The force of the explosion slammed me against …

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  • 10pay sth in/pay 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 …

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