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What does "get caught up in" mean?

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Rebecca

To get "caught up" in something in this context means to become so focused on what you're doing or so excited about something that you are oblivious and not paying attention to anything else. Ex: Don't get too caught up on that idea. It might change. Ex: I got so caught up in my homework that I forgot to eat dinner!

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