Should I write:
To gain insight on this obstacle, she will begin to analyse . . .
or
To gain insight into this obstacle, she will begin to analyse . . .
Google shows (much) more results for "into" than for "on".
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Into is correct here. I don't think there's any other preposition that works, except perhaps to, though that's much less common. All of the Google results I see for insight of have it as part of a larger phrase, such as:
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Into is the correct preposition to use, but I think about can work also: “during his study, he gained a lot of insight about the inner workings of the administration”. |
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I would use "insight into", As a minor point, I feel that using insight with obstacle is like a mixed metaphor because, in order to climb over an obstacle I don't usually need to look inside it. I would prefer to pair some other word such as understanding with obstacle". |
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