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catch up in

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catch someone up in something

[for excitement or interest] to extend to and engross someone. The fireworks caught everyone up in the excitement. The accident caught us all up in the resultant confusion.

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catch something up in something

to ensnare and capture something in something. We caught a large number of fish up in the net. We caught up many fish in the net.

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