nose in
nose into
stick one's nose into
Prying or pestering interest in; unwelcome interest in; impolite curiosity.
He always had his nose in other people's business.
To move in close; move slowly in with the front first.
The ship nosed into the pier.
The car nosed into the curb.
out of the frying pan into the fire
Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. A proverb.
The movie cowboy was out of the frying pan into the fire. After he escaped from the robbers, he was captured by Indians.
paint oneself into a corner
To get oneself into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of.
By promising to both lower taxes and raise the defense budget, the president has painted himself into a corner.
pitch into
To attack with blows or words.
He pitched into me with his fists.
He pitched into the idea of raising taxes.
To get to work at; work hard at.
She pitched into the work and had the house cleaned up by noon.
He pitched into his homework right after dinner.
play into one's hands
To be or do something that another person can use against you; help an opponent against yourself.
In the basketball game, Jerry's foul played into the opponents' hands.
Mary and Bobby both wanted the last piece of cake, but Bobby played into Mary's hands by trying to grab it.
plow into
To attack vigorously.
He plowed into his work and finished it in a few hours.
To crash into with force.
A truck plowed into my car and smashed the fender.
plug into
To connect (an electrical appliance) to a power wire by inserting its plug into a receptacle or hole.
He thought he had left the lamp plugged into the wall, and so was puzzled when it wouldn't light that night.
pop in
pop into
To suddenly appear without announcement.
"Just pop into my office any time you're on campus," Professor Brown said.