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Phrase(s): get someone or something in(to) something [and] get someone or something in
to manage to fit someone or something into something. • I will try to get you into the beginning of the line. • The key is bent, but I think I can get it in. • He struggled to get in the key., Phrase(s): get something in(to) something
to manage to put something into something. • I got the notice into tomorrow’s newspaper. • I will get the replacement battery into the car right away., Phrase(s): get someone in(to) something
1. Lit. to manage to put someone into a confining area or into clothing. • I couldn’t get Billy into his boots! 2. Fig. to manage to get someone enrolled into a school, club, organization, class, etc.; to manage to get someone accepted into something. • Somehow, we managed to get Jody into a fine private school. • We got her in the group at last! • Well, I managed to get myself into the class I wanted., Phrase(s): get something in(to) someone
to make something enter someone or something. • Get that morphine into her before she goes into shock. • Let’s get some food into him. He looks starved.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Enter a place, as in We managed to get in just before the doors closed. [First half of 1500s] 2. Arrive, as in We got in late last night. [Early 1600s] 3. Be elected to office or become accepted, as in a club. For example, Marge asked the club if she could get in. The variant get into takes an object, as in Things changed after he got into office. [Late 1500s] 4. Succeed in including, delivering, or finishing something, as in Can you get in that last paragraph? or I hope you'll get it in on time. Also see GET IN WITH.
American Heritage Idioms