Phrase info

put into

Meaning

"Put into" means to place something inside, to invest time, money, or effort, or to express an idea. It often pairs with nouns like practice, words, or action to show implementation. It can also mark where resources go, like put money into a project.

Examples

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. Dag Hammarskjöld

The problem of meaning today is the problem of how the diverse and superficially self-contradictory experiences of men can be put into a consistent picture that will provide contemporary man with a convincing basis from which to live and to act. Carroll Quigley

Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer

That which you put into your soup kettle, comes latter onto your spoon. Moroccan Proverb

A child is what you put into him. Nigerian Proverb

Call a pot, just don't put into the oven. Russian Proverb

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