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    sich reinhauen (in die Arbeit)

    Grammar & Usage

    phrasal verb
    informal / colloquial

    How it works

    A separable, reflexive phrasal verb that uses an accusative reflexive pronoun ('sich'). It typically governs a prepositional object with 'in' + accusative case (e.g., 'in die Arbeit', 'ins Zeug'). In main clauses, the prefix 'rein-' moves to the end of the clause.

    Sample sentences

    Wir müssen uns jetzt richtig in die Arbeit reinhauen, um die Frist einzuhalten.

    We really need to throw ourselves into the work now to meet the deadline.

    Vor den Prüfungen hat er sich wochenlang voll reingehauen.

    Before the exams, he buckled down and worked really hard for weeks.

    Wenn du dich in das neue Projekt reingehst und dich reinhaust, wirst du schnell Erfolg haben.

    If you throw yourself into the new project and work hard, you will quickly find success.

    Quick facts

    polysemy:Can also colloquially mean 'to dig into food' (e.g., 'Hau rein!') or 'to hit someone'.
    conjugation:haut sich rein, haute / hieb sich rein, hat sich reingehauen
    preposition:in + Accusative
    reflexivePronoun:Accusative (mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich)

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    Example

    Wir müssen uns jetzt richtig in die Arbeit reinhauen, um die Frist einzuhalten.

    We really need to throw ourselves into the work now to meet the deadline.

    Vor den Prüfungen hat er sich wochenlang voll reingehauen.

    Before the exams, he buckled down and worked really hard for weeks.

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