“Go down a rabbit hole”
Daily lifeDéfinition
S'investir profondément dans un sujet et y consacrer plus de temps que prévu.
English: To become deeply involved in a topic and spend more time on it than intended.
Exemples
Exemples
1 / 2“I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.”
J'ai passé beaucoup plus de temps que prévu à lire sur l'histoire du café.
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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.
J'ai passé beaucoup plus de temps que prévu à lire sur l'histoire du café.
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- What does "Go down a rabbit hole" mean?
- "Go down a rabbit hole" means s'investir profondément dans un sujet et y consacrer plus de temps que prévu.
- 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.