plug into
phrasal verbplug something  in | plug something into something 
- to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
- Is the printer plugged in?
 
 
plug something into something 
- (also plug something in)to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
 - to connect a computer to a computer system
- All our computers are plugged into the main network.
 
 
plug into something 
- (of a piece of electrical equipment) to be able to be connected to the main supply of electricity or to another piece of electrical equipment
- This Bluetooth speaker plugs into any standard outlet.
 - The system plugs directly into a television receiver.
 
 - to become involved with a particular activity or group of people
- The company has doubled its profits since plugging into lucrative overseas markets.
 
 - to make a link with something
- In the lecture he demonstrated how different odours plug directly into our emotions.