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bog into

C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words

To start eating or doing something with a lot of energy.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

(Australian/NZ informal) To start eating a particular food with great appetite.

"The kids bogged into the birthday cake before anyone could take a photo."

Grammar: inseparable
2 C1 idiomatic informal

(Australian/NZ informal) To start working on a task with great energy and effort.

"She bogged into the assignment the night before it was due and somehow finished on time."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Australian and New Zealand slang; the transitive counterpart to 'bog in'. Used with a food or task as the object. Very informal and regionally specific.

Commonly used with

meal food dinner task work project

Forms

Base
bog into
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bogs into
he/she/it
Past simple
boged into
yesterday
Past participle
boged into
have + pp
-ing form
boging into
continuous

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Synonyms

tuck into dig into get stuck into get into attack devour

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