get into something (
see also get)
1. ENTER to enter a place, especially when this is difficult:
The door was locked and we couldn’t get into the house.2. ARRIVE to arrive at a place:
What time do we get into New York?3. BE ELECTED to be elected to a Parliament:
He first got into Parliament in 1982.4. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc:
She got into UCLA.5. TEAM to be made a member of a team:
Do you think you might get into the Olympic team this year?6. START DOING SOMETHING to start doing or feeling something, or being in a particular situation:
He’s started getting into trouble at school. My parents were always terrified of getting into debt. She got into the habit of going for long walks by herself. He got into a terrible temper and started throwing things around.7. BECOME INVOLVED to begin to be involved in doing something:
How did you first get into script writing? She was starting to get into politics.8. ENJOY informal to begin to enjoy something or be interested in it:
I first got into jazz when I was at college.9. CLOTHING informal to put on a piece of clothing, especially when this is difficult because the piece of clothing is too small for you:
I don’t know how she managed to get into those trousers.10. what’s got into somebody? spoken used to express surprise that someone is behaving very differently from the way they usually behave:
I don’t know what’s got into Sally recently. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲