tuck into
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When I tuck into my deathbed, I don’t expect many regrets, except one: I have watched far too many Jake Paul boxing matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
But the kind you write down on a card, tuck into the box and hope someone finds.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2025
Held in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice, the 20th anniversary of Felixstowe's swim saw swimmers charge into the sea before heading home to tuck into their turkey.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
Nearby, a party of one in a turquoise flare-legged pantsuit contemplates how to tuck into a generous plate of waffles stacked with fried chicken and drizzled with syrup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
He also knew that Willis, who was a head bigger than he, would tuck into him faster than a ball screaming down toward first.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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