to go down a rabbit hole

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DEFINITION

In North American English, this common idiom typically means:

• to become suddenly interested in an unexpected topic, spending a lot of time researching and learning about that topic

SYNONYM: to fall down a rabbit hole

EXAMPLES

• “You have to be careful with Tik Tok. You can find yourself going down a rabbit hole so quickly on there. There are just so many random and interesting things to see and learn.”

• “He is not usually someone who likes politics, but when he found out what was happening in the United States, he just couldn’t help himself. He went down a rabbit hole and didn’t resurface until it was midnight!”

• “I try to avoid social media. I fall down rabbit holes far too easily. It can be a real waste of times sometimes.”

What kinds of rabbit holes have you gone down recently? Practice using this idiom by letting me know in the comments below.