Communication

pull in

make someone very interested

To pull someone in means to make them interested enough to pay attention or become involved.

B2 common mostly spoken

phrasal verb

Hear it in real life

Why did you keep watching the series?

The characters pulled me in straight away.

Play the conversation

The opening scene pulls you in within the first few minutes.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The opening scene pulled me to the story straight away.

Say: The opening scene pulled me in straight away.

Use “in” in this phrase when something attracts your interest.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

pull someone in; pull people in; be pulled in by something

Your turn: say it out loud

The opening scene pulls you in within the first few minutes.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

pull in

make someone very interested

“The opening scene pulls you in within the first few minutes.”

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