• I've got into the routine of jogging every morning before I start work.

• You should get into the habit of checking your email only twice a day.

If you 'look into' something, you examine all the details.

• We need to look into why we are doing so badly in Japan.

• We'll have to look into the possibility that our sales team have become unmotivated.

If a car 'pulls into' the side of the road, it stops.

• Pull into that rest area so that we can have a break.

• The train was pulling into the station as we got there.

If you have 'put time/effort into ' something, you have spent a lot of time/effort on it.

• I've put a lot of effort into this project but I don't seem to be getting anywhere.

• You've put a lot of work into this and I appreciate it.

To 'put money into' something means to invest in it.

• We need to put a lot more money into English training.

• We've put loads of money into research and development with very poor results.

If you 'dig into' something you have been saving, you use it part of it.

• We will need to dig into our reserve fund to finance this work.

• I had to dig into my savings to repair the storm damage to my house.

Phrasal Verbs with into 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.