bound up in

Also, bound up with. Deeply or inextricably involved in. For example, Obviously the candidate was bound up with the negotiations on the party platform, or She is bound up in her church activities. This usage appears in the Bible (Genesis 44:30): “His life is bound up in the lad's life.” [Late 1500s]

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The power of Stone’s music is bound up in his private pain.

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As a result, gamers were treated to an early preview of what a world bound up in tariffs would look like.

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They saw these mandates as bound up in the oppressions of feudalism and what Jefferson described as "artificial aristocracy."

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They get so bound up in fear of emasculation that they turn into alienated weirdoes.

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Some experts have surmised that it has less to do with a set of imagined beliefs or practices and more with the sense of routine that is innately bound up in Olympic-level sports — mental fortitude and fastidious training both require diligence and consistency.

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