Sally is pretty wrapped up in herself.
•I'm too wrapped up in my charity work to get a job.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wrapped up (in someone or something) — od. concerned or obsessed with someone or something. □ Sally is pretty wrapped up in herself. □ I’m too wrapped up in my charity work to get a job … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wrapped up (with someone or something) — mod. busy with someone or something. □ He’s wrapped up with a client ight now. □ I’ll talk to you when I’m not wrapped up … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Singlish vocabulary — Singlish is the English based creole spoken and written colloquially in Singapore. Although English is the lexifier language, Singlish has its unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech.Singlish vocabulary formally… … Wikipedia
in — I POSITION OR MOVEMENT ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɪn[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱n[/t]].) 1) PREP Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you… … English dictionary
around — 1 adverb 1 used to say that something is placed or arranged so that it surrounds something else: The winner held up his trophy, with many of the spectators crowded around. | a bouquet of a dozen red roses, with a silver ribbon wrapped around |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
gift-wrap — verb wrap (a gift) attractively • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift wrapping • Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * gift wrapper, n … Useful english dictionary
package — pack|age1 [ pækıdʒ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 something wrapped and sent ▸ 2 food packed for selling ▸ 3 plan for solving something ▸ 4 vacation arrangement ▸ 5 software sold as unit ▸ 6 benefits from employer 1. ) an object or set of objects wrapped… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loose — loose1 W3S3 [lu:s] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not firmly attached)¦ 2¦(not attached)¦ 3¦(not tied tightly)¦ 4¦(hair)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(free)¦ 7¦(not exact)¦ 8¦(not very controlled)¦ 9¦(not solid)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bundle — bun|dle1 [ bʌndl ] noun count * 1. ) a group of things that have been tied together, especially so that you can carry them easily: The women carried heavy bundles on their backs. bundle of: a bundle of clean clothes bundles of firewood 2. ) a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
