“Go down a rabbit hole”
Daily lifeKahulugan
Ang maging malalim na nasangkot sa isang paksa at gumugol ng mas maraming oras dito kaysa sa nilalayon.
English: To become deeply involved in a topic and spend more time on it than intended.
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1 / 2“I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.”
Mas matagal ang ginugol kong oras kaysa sa nilalayon ko sa pagbabasa tungkol sa kasaysayan ng kape.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.Compare with the original example
I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.
Mas matagal ang ginugol kong oras kaysa sa nilalayon ko sa pagbabasa tungkol sa kasaysayan ng kape.
Write a two-line conversation using “Go down a rabbit hole”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Go down a rabbit hole" mean?
- "Go down a rabbit hole" means ang maging malalim na nasangkot sa isang paksa at gumugol ng mas maraming oras dito kaysa sa nilalayon.
- 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."
- Should I interpret "Go down a rabbit hole" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.