suck in
verb(adverb)
(tr) to attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc: the current sucked him in
to draw in (one's breath) sharply
(tr) slang to deceive or defraud
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Other Idioms and Phrases with suck in
suck in
Also, suck into. Draw into a course of action, as in They sucked me into helping them raise money. [Second half of 1700s]
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