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Phrase(s): whip into something
Fig. to go quickly into something or some place. • They whipped into the parking space before I could get there. • I whipped into the store to pick up a few things., Phrase(s): whip something into something
to beat one soft ingredient into another. • Whip the butter into the egg and make a smooth paste. • First, you must whip the egg whites into the cream., Phrase(s): whip someone into a state
Fig. to excite, arouse, or foment someone into some state. (Based on whip someone into doing something.) • The governor’s speech whipped the audience into a frenzy. • The angry cries from the audience whipped the speaker into a rage., Phrase(s): whip someone into doing something
to beat someone into doing something. • The cruel captain whipped his men into going on with the journey. • You can’t whip me into betraying my friends.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs