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turn in to verb phrase To begin and devote oneself to (an activity).

1834 Crockett Narrative 79 They had bows and arrows, and I turned in to shooting with their boys by a pine light. 1937 Hall Coll (Copeland Creek TN) They was turned in to drinkin’. 1959 Hall Coll (Cataloochee NC) Folks liked one another on Cataloochee. They was just like one family. When one got sick, they all turned in and did his work.

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