Showing results for bound up in. Search instead for bound+up+in+(with).

bound up in

Idioms

Also, bound up with. Deeply or inextricably involved in. For example, Obviously the candidate was bound up with the negotiations on the party platform, or She is bound up in her church activities. This usage appears in the Bible (Genesis 44:30): “His life is bound up in the lad's life.” [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The substantial majority of Schwarzman’s wealth, which largely is bound up in his Blackstone stake, is slated to transfer to the foundation upon his death, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"It may be that in normal conditions phosphorus is bound up in another molecule such as phosphorus trioxide," explained Beiler.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2025

The 19th century gets bound up in the idea of progress, and increasingly that comes to mean technological progress.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025

There are no other firms left bidding for the contract, but the deal is all now bound up in the government's review of defence spending, and procurement.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

I don't mind it, or at least I don't mind it much—love is bound up in truth, after all.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023