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Phrase(s): work (one’s way) into something
1. to get into something tight or small gradually and with effort. • He worked himself into the dark corner and hid there for a while. • The mouse worked into the crack and got stuck. 2. to get more deeply involved in something gradually. • I don’t quite understand my job. I’ll work my way into it gradually. • Fred worked into the daily routine gradually., Phrase(s): work someone or something into something [and] work someone or something in
1. to manage to fit someone or something into something physically. • The magician worked the lady into the tiny cabinet from which she was to disappear. • The magician opened the little box and worked in the lady and two small dogs. 2. to fit someone or something into a sequence or series. • I don’t have an appointment open this afternoon, but I’ll see if I can work you into the sequence. • I can’t work in all of you., Phrase(s): work something into something [and] work something in
to press, mix, or force a substance into something. • You should work the butter into the dough carefully. • Work in the butter carefully.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs