look into something

look into something
look into something
1. Lit. to gaze into the inside of something. •

Look into the box and make sure you've gotten everything out of it.

Look into the camera's viewfinder at the little red light.

2. and check into something; see intosomething Fig. to investigate something. •

I'll have to look into that matter.

The police checked into her story.

Don't worry about your problem. I'll see into it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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