[be into something] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have taken something up partly as a hobby, partly as a serious interest of sorts.
Roger’s wife is into women’s liberation and women’s consciousness.
Did you know that Syd is seriously into transcendental meditation?
Jack found out that his teenage son is into pot smoking and gave him a serious scolding.
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Значение идиомы be into something