Daily life

sink into something

relax deeply into something

If you sink into something soft or comfortable, you relax deeply in it.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

What did you do after work?

I sank into a hot bath for half an hour.

Play the conversation

After the flight, I sank into the sofa and fell asleep.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I sank in a hot bath.

Say: I sank into a hot bath.

Use “sink into” when you mean relaxing down inside a comfortable place or substance.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

sink into a bath; sink into a chair; sink into bed

Your turn: say it out loud

After the flight, I sank into the sofa and fell asleep.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

sink into something

relax deeply into something

“After the flight, I sank into the sofa and fell asleep.”

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