wrapped up in

Idioms  

1. Completely preoccupied by or absorbed in, as in She is wrapped up in her studies. [c. 1600] Also see wrap up.

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Example Sentences

“So much of the success, so people thought, was wrapped up in César Chávez being a great leader and a virtuous man,” Garcia said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And Alonso's future is wrapped up in this.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Among them are an Ares Management vehicle that wrapped up in January with $7.1 billion in investible capital and a $6.8 billion pool that London-based Coller Capital closed last July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The transaction should be wrapped up in the first quarter of 2027.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

I felt bad that I’d been so wrapped up in my own troubles I hadn’t even thought about Dad.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

Related Words

• captivated
• dominated
• haunted
• preoccupied
• troubled