Engelsk udsagnsord: sweep up | |||
1. | sweep up (om tilstand) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They were swept up by the events. Don't drag me into this business. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, tangle | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | involve | ||
2. | sweep up (om erkendelse) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She embraced Catholicism. They adopted the Jewish faith. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | adopt, embrace, espouse | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | accept | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up | ||