to pull in / to binge
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to binge
Colloquial for consuming media such as films, series, or music, often intensively or in large amounts.
Am Wochenende habe ich mir die komplette neue Staffel meiner Lieblingsserie reingezogen.
Over the weekend I binged the entire new season of my favorite series.
to pull in
To pull or move something from outside to inside.
Kannst du bitte die Gartenmöbel reinziehen? Es fängt an zu regnen.
Can you please pull the garden furniture in? It's starting to rain.
to drag into
To involve someone against their will or without their full knowledge in an unpleasant situation, an argument, or a problem.
Ich lasse mich nicht in eure Familienstreitigkeiten reinziehen.
I'm not going to let myself be dragged into your family arguments.
to inhale
To breathe air, smoke, or another gaseous substance into the lungs.
Er zog den Zigarettenrauch tief in seine Lungen rein.
He inhaled the cigarette smoke deep into his lungs.
to soak in
Describes the process in which a liquid or cream soaks into a material or the skin and is absorbed.
Die Handcreme ist sehr gut, sie zieht schnell rein und fettet nicht.
The hand cream is very good; it soaks in quickly and isn't greasy.
'Reinziehen' is a separable verb. The prefix 'rein-' comes at the end in a main clause, stays attached to the verb in a subordinate clause, and in the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' goes in between.
Er zieht die Wäscheleine rein, weil es regnet.
He pulls the clothesline in because it's raining.
The phrase 'sich etwas reinziehen' is very colloquial. It is mainly used in informal conversations with friends to talk about consuming media, or also food.
Lass uns heute Abend Pizza bestellen und uns einen alten Film reinziehen.
Let's order pizza tonight and binge an old movie.
When consuming media, the construction is reflexive: 'sich (dative) etwas (accusative) reinziehen'. The reflexive pronoun is always in the dative.
Ich ziehe mir gerade das neue Album meiner Lieblingsband rein.
I'm listening to the new album by my favorite band right now.
When someone is involved in an unpleasant situation, the pattern is always: 'jemanden (accusative) in etwas (accusative) reinziehen'.
Er hat versucht, mich in seine Lügen reinzuziehen, aber ich habe es gemerkt.
He tried to drag me into his lies, but I noticed.
When a liquid or cream is absorbed, 'reinziehen' is used without an object. The subject of the sentence is the substance that soaks in.
Warte kurz, die Sonnencreme muss erst noch reinziehen.
Wait a moment, the sunscreen still has to soak in first.
to record / take in
With aufnehmen, the skin or material is the subject and the liquid is the object: The skin absorbs the cream. With reinziehen, the focus is instead on the liquid or cream as it soaks into the skin or material.
Die Creme zieht schnell in die trockene Haut rein.
The cream quickly soaks into the dry skin.
Die trockene Haut nimmt die Creme schnell auf.
The dry skin absorbs the cream quickly.
