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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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got caught up

0 Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed after he got caught up in a fight outside a bar in southwest London early Saturday, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. 02br
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00What's the meaning of "got caught up in a fight"? Is it equal to "got into a fight"?02br
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0 Became involved in02br 00not really equal to got into a fight. Got caught up in a fight to me indicates that he didn't have any/much choice 02br 00Got into a fight - indicates to me more of a decision to fight 0-

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  • 0 Became involved in02br 00not really equal to got into a fight.
  • Got caught up in a fight to me indicates that he didn't have any/much choice 02br 00Got into a fight - indicates to me more of a decision to fight 0-
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0 Became involved in02br
00not really equal to got into a fight. Got caught up in a fight to me indicates that he didn't have any/much choice 02br
00Got into a fight - indicates to me more of a decision to fight 0-
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0get caught up in something - you inadvertantly get involved in something.02br
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00There was a fight between other people and he got involved in it because he was there, rather than having any desire to join the fight.0-
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