Emotions & feelings

pull someone deeper and deeper into something

become increasingly involved

To pull someone deeper and deeper into something is to make them increasingly interested or involved in it.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Did you enjoy the book?

Yes, it pulled me deeper and deeper into the character's life.

Play the conversation

That podcast pulled me deeper and deeper into the history of the city.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The story pulled me deeper in the subject.

Say: The story pulled me deeper into the subject.

Use “into” to show what someone becomes increasingly involved in.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

pull someone deeper and deeper into something; be pulled deeper and deeper into something

Your turn: say it out loud

That podcast pulled me deeper and deeper into the history of the city.

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

pull someone deeper and deeper into something

become increasingly involved

“That podcast pulled me deeper and deeper into the history of the city.”

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