Phrase guide

suck into

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked into it.

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: inzuigen — cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking
  • Dutch: ingezogen worden — cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that person's liking