suck (someone) into (something)

to cause someone to become involved in something or do something.

I got sucked into their argument because I was a friend of the family.

I didn't return the salesman's phone calls because I didn't want to be sucked in.

Usage notes: usually used as get sucked into something or be sucked into something, as in the examples, and often said of someone who becomes involved without fully understanding the situation

• look to be
• look to be something
• look to do something
• look to for
• look to for something
• look to laurels
• look to someone for
• look to someone for something
• look to something for
• look to something for something
• look to your laurels
• look up
• look upon as
• look upon as something
• look upon someone as
• look upon someone as something
• look upon something as
• look upon something as something
• look up to
• look up to someone
• Look what the cat's dragged in!
• Look who's talking!
• loom large
• loose cannon
• loose ends