key into

verb — 3 senses

key into

verb
1

To put (someone) into (a particular state, emotion etc.).

2

To cohere with; to accord with, to be in keeping with.

  • [T]he sheer insistence here on these myths of Greek victory, and the repeated variations on the theme through different legendary cycles, key into the idea of the Parthenon as a monument of Athenian triumph.2002, Mary Beard, The Parthenon, Profile Books, published 2010, page 144:
3

To make (someone) focus or concentrate on (something); to make (someone) understand.

  • Walter wasn't on the same page as the rest of us at first, but we talked about it and keyed him into it.

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