rush in(to something)

rush in(to something)
rush in(to something)
1. to run or hurry into a thing or a place. •

Everyone rushed into the shelter when the rain started.

They all rushed in at once.

2. to begin doing something without the proper preparation. •

Don't rush into this job without thinking it through.

Mary rushed in without thinking.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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