suck into

English

Verb

suck into (third-person singular simple present sucks into, present participle sucking into, simple past and past participle sucked into)

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.

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

Usage notes

• Usually used in the passive. One is sucked into the situation.

Synonyms

• draw into
• draw in
• suck in

Translations

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

• Dutch: inzuigen (nl), ingezogen worden