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.
Phrasal Verbs with GO
If food is stored in a hot place for too long, it will 'go off'.
I think this fish has gone off. It smells terrible.
If you don't keep it in the fridge, it will soon go off.
As time continues, we say that time 'goes by'.
One year went by without any news from him.
Time goes by so slowly.
If you have an experience, you 'go through' the experience.
I went through a lot of problems with my teenage daughter.
The hurricane was an awful experience to go through.
If you are allowed to start something you can 'go ahead'.
The boss said we can go ahead and make the necessary changes.
We can't go ahead without approval from Head Office.
If you are ill, you may have 'gone down with' a virus.
I went down with flu and had to take a week off work.
My son has gone down with mumps.
