suck into

suck into
To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that persons liking.

I really didnt want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked into it.

Syn: draw into, draw in, suck in

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  • suck into — ˌsuck ˈin ˌsuck ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they suck in he/she/it sucks in …   Useful english dictionary

  • suck into — phrasal verb suck in or suck into [transitive] Word forms suck in : present tense I/you/we/they suck in he/she/it sucks in present participle sucking in past tense sucked in past participle sucked in informal be/get sucked in(to) to be unable to… …   English dictionary

  • suck — suck1 [ sʌk ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue: After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw. suck at: a baby sucking at the breast a ) to put… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suck in — verb 1. take up as if with a sponge (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑take in, ↑sop up, ↑take up • Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑ingest, ↑take in, ↑take, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • suck in — phrasal verb suck in or suck into [transitive] Word forms suck in : present tense I/you/we/they suck in he/she/it sucks in present participle sucking in past tense sucked in past participle sucked in informal be/get sucked in(to) to be unable to… …   English dictionary

  • suck in — Synonyms and related words: absorb, allure, aspirate, bait, bait the hook, beguile, betray, bib, bitch, blandish, booze, breathe in, bunk, cajole, catch up in, coax, concern, decoy, delude, double cross, drain the cup, draw, draw in, draw on,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • suck in — verb To cause someone to become slowly more and more involved in a business or situation that is often not to that persons liking. I really didnt want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in. Syn: draw into, draw in, suck into …   Wiktionary

  • suck — [suk] vt. [ME suken < OE sucan, akin to Ger saugen < IE * seuk , *seug < base * seu , damp, juice > SUP1, L sucus, juice, sugere, to suck] 1. a) to draw (liquid) into the mouth by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum with the lips,… …   English World dictionary

  • Suck — (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sucked} (s[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sucking}.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can, s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel. s[=u]ga, sj[=u]ga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf. {Honeysuckle},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suck — ► VERB 1) draw into the mouth by contracting the lip muscles to make a partial vacuum. 2) hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles. 3) draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum. 4) (suck… …   English terms dictionary

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