“Go down a rabbit hole”
Daily lifeDefinition
To become deeply involved in a topic and spend more time on it than intended.
Examples
Examples
1 / 2“I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.”
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- What does "Go down a rabbit hole" mean?
- "Go down a rabbit hole" means to become deeply involved in a topic and spend more time on it than intended.
- How do you use "Go down a rabbit hole" in a sentence?
- Example: "I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee."
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- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.