“Go down a rabbit hole”
Daily lifeВизначення
Глибоко заглибитися в тему та витрачати на неї більше часу, ніж планувалося.
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.”
Я витратив набагато більше часу, ніж планував, на читання про історію кави.
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.
Я витратив набагато більше часу, ніж планував, на читання про історію кави.
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?
Check the expression in a dictionaryПоширені запитання
- What does "Go down a rabbit hole" mean?
- "Go down a rabbit hole" means глибоко заглибитися в тему та витрачати на неї більше часу, ніж планувалося.
- 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.