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draw sb/sth into sth

Phrasal Verb with draw
 
 
/drɔː/ verb (past tense drew, past participle drawn)

Definition

to make someone or something become involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation: I'm not going to be drawn into this argument.
(Definition of draw sb/sth into sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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