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.
'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 look at / to watch
'sich etwas ansehen' and 'sich etwas reinziehen' can both be used when you watch a film, a series, or a video. 'sich ansehen' is neutral and works in almost all situations. 'sich etwas reinziehen' is colloquial and sounds casual. It fits especially when you consume media intensively, for a long time, or simply for entertainment. Learners can confuse the words because they seem similar when talking about media. In normal or formal situations, 'ansehen' is safer. Among friends, 'reinziehen' can sound natural, but not in every conversation.
Am Wochenende ziehen wir uns die ganze neue Serie rein.
At the weekend, we're going to binge the whole new series.
Samir hat sich gestern Abend einen Dokumentarfilm angesehen.
Samir watched a documentary yesterday evening.