starve into イディオム

a into g

(See ass into gear)

ass into gear

moving, working, doing After holidays, I'll get my ass into gear and paint the house.

back yourself into a corner

put yourself in a bad position, have no escape If you buy what you can't afford you back yourself into a corner.

beat into one

teach by telling again and again, drill I have been trying to beat the history material into the student's head.

break into

break a door or window to enter, break and enter I couldn't believe that my son would break into a store.

break into song

begin to sing suddenly, sing without warning One of our teachers used to break into song when he taught poetry.

bring someone into line

persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.

bump into

meet by chance, run into Do you know who I bumped into yesterday? Larry Mason.

buy into

believe and support, agree to support, come onside He will buy into our plan if the money goes to needy children.

come into

inherit, receive as a gift When her father died, she came into a lot of money.

starve (one) into (something)

To abjure one of aliment in adjustment to force one to abide article or accomplish some task. The abstruse badge fatigued the captive into confessing. The army laid annoy to the belted city, eventually craving it into submission.Learn more: starve

starve (someone or an animal) into something

to force addition or an beastly to do article by starvation. The torturers assuredly fatigued the captive into cogent the action plans. They fatigued the baptize addle into a accompaniment of weakness.Learn more: starve

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come clean come down hard come down on like a ton of bricks come down to earth come down with come full circle come hell or high water come home to roost come into come into fashion come into play come into your own come naturally come of come of age come off come off it start something start something/anything start the ball rolling start tongues (a-)wagging start up start up with start up with (someone or something) start with start with (someone or something) start with a bang start with a clean slate starter starters starting price startle startle (one) out of (something) startle out of starve starve (one) into (something) starve (one) out of (something or some place) starve (someone or something) of (something) starve a cold, feed a fever starve for starve for (something) starve for some food starve into starve of starve out starve out of some place starvin' Marvin starving for (something) stash stash (something) in (something) stash away stash in stat state state of affairs state of denial state of grace state of mind state of play state of the art statement statesman static station station (one) at (some place) station at stats status