Pearson Brown English Lesson -Phrasel Verb "Into" part 3

English Phrasal Verbs – into part 3

If somebody ‘flies into’ an emotional state, they do it very suddenly and without warning.

* He flew into a panic when he heard that the big boss was coming.
* She flew into a rage when she heard that her project had been cancelled.

If you ‘fool someone into’ doing something, you trick them into doing it.

* I fooled him into believing that next Monday was a public holiday.
* She fooled me into thinking that John was Italian.

If you ‘slip into’ a bad state or condition, you gradually start to be that way.

* The economy is slipping into recession.
* He improved for a while but now he’s slipping back into his old habits.

If you ‘run into’ somebody, you meet them by chance.

* I ran into Martin when I was doing some shopping.
* I hope to run into you again one of these days.

If a quantity ‘runs into’ the thousands, it is more than one thousand.

* The money spent on the project must run into the millions.
* The death toll runs into the hundreds.

If you ‘run into difficulties’, you begin to experience them.

* The company ran into difficulties in the 90s when consumer tastes changed.
* We’ll run into problems if we don’t act now.

If you ‘settle into’ a new job, you begin to feel relaxed and at ease.

* How are you settling into your new job?
* I’ve had problems settling into my new company.

If you ‘fling yourself into’ a task, you do it with a lot of energy.

* He’s flung himself into his new job. He’s already made a lot of changes.
* She flings herself into everything she does. She has an amazing amount of energy.

If you ‘sink money into’ a project, you invest it.

* Microsoft have sunk millions into developing their range of products.
* We’d need to sink a lot of money into the factory to turn it around.

If you ‘sink into’ a state, you gradually get worse.

* He’s sunk into a depression over the last few months.
* The company has sunk deeper and deeper into debt.

Exercises:

http://business-english.com/intophrasals3/exercise1.swf
http://business-english.com/intophrasals3/exercise2.swf
http://business-english.com/intophrasals3/exercise3.swf
http://business-english.com/intophrasals3/exercise4.swf