suck into

suck someone or something into something

and suck someone or something in

[for a vacuum] to draw someone or something into something. The whirlpool sucked the swimmers into the depths of the river. The whirlpool sucked in a swimmer. A whirlpool nearly sucked our canoe in.

suck somebody into something

also suck somebody in

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Basemmath	-	Biblical Greek
Elisavet	el-ee-SAH-vet	Greek
Jussi	YOOS-see	Finnish
Halldor	-	Norwegian
Ingemar	ING-e-mahr	Swedish
Dudu	-	Portuguese