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Grammar fix

tuck in

start eating eagerly

to start eating, especially with enthusiasm because you're hungry or the food looks good

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Right, it's all on the table — tuck in everyone, before it goes cold.food
  • He was starving, so he tucked into his curry the second it arrived.food

Fix the pattern

Pattern: tuck in (intransitive); often 'tuck into [food]'

Don't say 'tuck in the food' — it's 'tuck into the food' or just 'tuck in'.

Patterntuck in (intransitive); often 'tuck into [food]'

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