WRAPPED UP IN

{adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. * /John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work./ * /Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn't hear her mother calling her./ * /Jean is so wrapped up in herself, she never thinks of helping others./ * /Mrs. Brown gave up her career because her life was all wrapped up in her children./ Compare: IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN (2b).