hop into

verb (intr, preposition) Australian and NZ slang

to attack (a person)

to start or set about (a task)

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Nearby words

hoovervilles, hooves, hop, hop clover, hop hornbeam, hop into, hop to it, hop trefoil, hop up, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump

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