Everyday English

get back into something

start an activity again

To start doing or enjoying an activity again after you have stopped for some time.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you still go swimming?

Not recently, but I'm trying to get back into swimming.

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After finishing my exams, I want to get back into playing the piano.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I want to get back into play the piano.

Say: I want to get back into playing the piano.

After “get back into,” use a noun or an -ing form for the activity.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

get back into reading; got back into running

Your turn: say it out loud

After finishing my exams, I want to get back into playing the piano.

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

get back into something

start an activity again

“After finishing my exams, I want to get back into playing the piano.”

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