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Phrase(s): lead in(to something)
1. to begin something; to work into something. • Let me lead into the first number with a little talk about the composer. • I’ll lead in, then you pick up the melody. 2. to make a transition into something; to segue into something. • Now, we will lead into the second scene with a little soft orchestral music. • The soft music will lead in, then the curtains will open.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs