быть занятым чем-л. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you, I was bound up in committee meetings. His interests are completely bound up in his wife and family.
BE BOUND UP IN
Перевод и значение BE BOUND UP IN в английском и русском языках
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики, сборник из лучших словарей. English-Russian-English dictionary of general lexis, the collection of the best dictionaries. 2012