work into

work into
phrasal verb work in or work into [transitive]
Word forms "work in":
present tense I/you/we/they work in he/she/it works in present participle working in past tense worked in past participle worked in
1) to add one thing or idea to another, or include one thing or idea in another

If you can work in the word "objective", that would be good.

work something into something:

They work a lot of Brazilian sounds and rhythms into their music.

2) to mix one substance completely into another one, usually using your hands

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