be absorbed by (something)
be absorbed by (something)
To have all of one's attention, interest, or identity completely dominated by or engrossed in something. I was so absorbed by the movie that I didn't even notice you coming in! He is so absorbed by his work that he doesn't have enough time for his family anymore.
See also: absorb, by
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be lost to the world
- consumed by desire
- up to one's ears/eyes/eyebrows, to be
- carried away
- be lost in (something)
- be lost in something
- carry away
- engross
- engross in
- engross in (something)