Communication
step in
get involved to help or control
To step in means to become involved in a situation to help or stop a problem.
Hear it in real life
Did anyone help when the customer got angry?
Yes, the manager stepped in straight away.
The teacher had to step in when two students started arguing.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The manager stepped into the argument when it started.
Say: The manager stepped in when the argument started.
Use step in to describe intervening; step into usually takes an object such as a role or situation.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
step in; step in when something happens; step in to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
The teacher had to step in when two students started arguing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
step in
get involved to help or control
“The teacher had to step in when two students started arguing.”
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