wrapped up
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4.8
- idiom
- Informal
- She was so wrapped up in her studies that she forgot to take breaks.
- get wrapped up
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- It's it's we're so wrapped up in ignorance, not knowing.
- He he he is another person who's wrapped up in the the image.
- They just think that's, that's wrapped up in perfection.
- Because so much of who we are is wrapped up in this entire relationship.
- Designers are very wrapped up in design.
- You will never see a smaller package than a person wrapped up in themselves.
Examples
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I was so wrapped up in my grief that I'd forgotten the thing that matters most.
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We were so wrapped up in our laughter we didn't realize where we were going.
Fiction book (1998) -
Because so much of who we are is wrapped up in this entire relationship.
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All he ever wanted was a brother... but I was too wrapped up in myself.
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People are too wrapped up in their own lives to pay much attention to those around them.
Academic text (2018) -
I got so wrapped up in my own troubles, I stopped thinking of anyone else.
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My whole life has been wrapped up in other people's needs.
Academic text (1998) -
You are just wrapped up in your own little world out here, aren't you?
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She'd been too wrapped up in television shows, acquisition pitches, and celebrity weddings.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dilly pleaded with him too, but he's too wrapped up in his own misery to help anyone else.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
250
5.2
Involved in something you did not plan and cannot easily leave
126
3.4
Giving full attention to an activity or idea
93
4.0
Busy with something and cannot do other things
46
4.1
Giving full attention to something
23
3.6
Giving all your attention to something and not noticing other things
16
3.9
Very involved in something, like work or problems
14
4.5
Paying all your attention to something because you are very interested
13
6.0
Closely connected with someone or something
4
7.5
Caught up in something so you cannot easily leave
2
6.7
Very involved in a difficult or serious problem
1
4.9
Surrounded by mist or cloud that makes it hard to see
1
6.8
Very involved in an activity, often working with your hands
1
7.6
Deeply focused on something and not aware of other things
Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems
Having too much work or too many problems to deal with
Antonyms
How Absorbed
Surface Forms
Morphology
wrapped + up
The phrase extends the literal sense of 'wrapped' (physically enclosed) with the particle 'up' to signal complete immersion or enclosure, so a learner who knows the words could infer a general sense of being deeply involved. However the metaphorical use and the nuance of strong interest/devotion are not strictly predictable from the parts alone, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Wrapped up is an adjective that comes from the image of someone or something wrapped in a blanket or package, with up showing they are fully covered. That's why wrapped up came to mean 'deeply involved or absorbed' in something. When you are 'wrapped up' in a task you are so focused you forget what is happening around you.