Get Roped Into

Get Roped Into

Welcome to English in a Minute !

This idiom makes it sound like you are at a rodeo .

Get Roped Into

Hey, do you have any plans for the weekend?

Well, I did have plans to go hiking ,

But , my friend asked me to cat _ sit , so I guess I’m just stying around town .

Aren’t you allergic to cats ?

How did you get roped into that ?

I don’t know .

I just can’t say no to this friend !

To “ get roped into “ something means to be persuaded to do something .

Often something you do not really want to do .

In our example , Anna got talked into waching a friend’s cat .

The use of the word “ rope “ probably comes from cowboys , who use a lasso to rope young cows while riding a horse.

And that’s English in a Minute !