caught up in

catch up in (something)

To enthrall or mire in something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "catch" and "up." I never thought I'd get caught up in a soap opera, but this one is just so good! My siblings are constantly fighting and always manage to catch me up in their drama.
See also: catch, up

caught up in (something)

Enthralled by or mired in something. I never thought I'd get caught up in a soap opera, but this one is just so good! My siblings are constantly fighting, and no matter how I try to avoid it, I always get caught up in their drama.
See also: caught, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

caught up in something

 and caught up with something
deeply involved with something; participating actively or closely in something. Wallace is caught up in his work and has little time for his son, Buxton.
See also: caught, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • catch up in
  • catch up in (something)
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • add in
  • angling
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In fact, most of the reputed political fun of the sixties was the same kind of "fun" no doubt experienced by activists in the thirties or teens: The thrill of solidarity, of marching and chanting together, of being caught up in a great transcendent cause, "larger than ourselves."
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They were caught up in extraordinary times, of course, but the men and women who made the movement were not born saints and martyrs: They were, at first, just like anybody else.
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