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phrase [VERB inflects]If you enter into the spirit of something, you take part in it in an enthusiastic way. See full dictionary entry for spiritExamples of 'enter into the spirit' in a sentenceenter into the spirit Marvellous, although one daughter - see right - somehow doesn't quite enter into the spirit.The tigers tend not to enter into the spirit of things, you know?Yes, it's a bit self-conscious, but great fun if you enter into the spirit of it.Immersing ourselves in this work, then, we are called on to enter into the spirit of the age,and, if all goes well, to empathize.If you want to enter into the spirit of things, cook up some of the nation's top dishes.That's hardly entering into the spirit of the thing, is it?But you have not really entered into the spirit of this, have you?Even the police entered into the spirit - politely warning unlicensed vendors to move on instead of booking them on the spot.We all entered into the spirit and the next day we produced our best performance of the tournament in a 1-0 defeat.86, which gives its solution as a 'one-eyed seller of garlic', had not quite entered into the spirit of the artform. |