sweep up in WordNet English dictionary

1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
   "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
   espouse  embrace  adopt  sweep up 
   
2. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
   embroil  tangle  sweep  sweep up  drag  drag in