sucking in

Verb

suck in (third-person singular simple present sucks in, present participle sucking in, simple past and past participle sucked in)

1. (transitive) To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in.
   • This is the component of the vacuum cleaner that sucks in dust.

   Synonyms:

   draw in, rope in, rope into, suck into

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.
   • I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in.

   Synonyms:

   draw into