"throw oneself into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws oneself into [present, singular, third-person], throwing oneself into [participle, present], threw oneself into [past], thrown oneself into [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> oneself into}} throw oneself into (third-person singular simple present throws oneself into, present participle throwing oneself into, simple past threw oneself into, past participle thrown oneself into)
  1. (transitive) To engage heartily in; to get fully involved in. Tags: transitive Related terms: get down to business Translations (engage in): αποδύομαι (apodýomai) (Greek)

Inflected forms

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