- get caught up in sth
- be/get caught up in sth► to become involved in something, often without wanting to: »
The firm was caught up in the near-collapse of one of the world's largest hedge funds.
Main Entry: ↑catch
Financial and business terms. 2012.
get caught up in sth
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be/get caught up in sth — ► to become involved in something, often without wanting to: »The firm was caught up in the near collapse of one of the world s largest hedge funds. Main Entry: ↑catch … Financial and business terms
get caught up in something — be/get ˌcaught ˈup in sth derived to become involved in sth, especially when you do not want to be • Innocent passers by got caught up in the riots. Main entry: ↑catchderived … Useful english dictionary
get caught with your hand in the cookie jar — get caught/found with your hand in the ˈcookie jar idiom (informal) to be discovered when doing sth that is illegal or dishonest Main entry: ↑cookie jaridiom … Useful english dictionary
be caught up in sth — be/get caught up in sth ► to become involved in something, often without wanting to: »The firm was caught up in the near collapse of one of the world s largest hedge funds. Main Entry: ↑catch … Financial and business terms
get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get found with your hand in the cookie jar — get caught/found with your hand in the ˈcookie jar idiom (informal) to be discovered when doing sth that is illegal or dishonest Main entry: ↑cookie jaridiom … Useful english dictionary
be caught up in something — be/get ˌcaught ˈup in sth derived to become involved in sth, especially when you do not want to be • Innocent passers by got caught up in the riots. Main entry: ↑catchderived … Useful english dictionary
get done for something doing something — be/get ˈdone for sth/for doing sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be caught and punished for doing sth illegal but not too serious • I got done for speeding on my way back. Main entry: ↑doneidiom … Useful english dictionary
get done for for doing something — be/get ˈdone for sth/for doing sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be caught and punished for doing sth illegal but not too serious • I got done for speeding on my way back. Main entry: ↑doneidiom … Useful english dictionary
get a hold of somebody — catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) ˈhold of sb/sth idiom to have or take sb/sth in your hands • He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn t get away. • Lee got hold of the dog by its collar. • Quick, grab a hold of that rope … Useful english dictionary
