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21tie down — {v.} To keep (someone) from going somewhere or doing something; prevent from leaving; keep in. * /Mrs. Brown can t come to the party. She s tied down at home with the children sick./ * /The navy tied the enemy down with big gunfire while the… …
22tie\ down — v To keep (someone) from going somewhere or doing something; prevent from leaving; keep in. Mrs. Brown can t come to the party. She s tied down at home with the children sick. The navy tied the enemy down with big gunfire while the marines landed …
23tie down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tie down : present tense I/you/we/they tie down he/she/it ties down present participle tying down past tense tied down past participle tied down 1) to stop someone from being free to do what they want I don t… …
24tie someone down — she was afraid of being tied down.: See tie verb sense 3. → tie * * * restrict someone to a particular situation or place she didn t want to be tied down by a full time job …
25tie down — v. (D; tr.) to tie down to (he was tied down to his job) * * * [ taɪ daʊn] (D; tr.) to tie down to (he was tie downd down to his job) …
26tie someone down — tie (someone) down to limit someone s freedom. We were tied down by an impossible schedule and had to put off all vacations. He always thought marriage would tie him down and said it was too bad he was so stupid for so long. Etymology: based on… …
27tie down — tie (someone) down to limit someone s freedom. We were tied down by an impossible schedule and had to put off all vacations. He always thought marriage would tie him down and said it was too bad he was so stupid for so long. Etymology: based on… …
28tie down — PHRASAL VERB A person or thing that ties you down restricts your freedom in some way. [V n P] We d agreed form the beginning not to tie each other down... [V n P] The reason he didn t have a family was that he didn t want to be tied down! …
29tie someone down — she was afraid of getting tied down Syn: restrict, restrain, limit, constrain, trammel, confine, cramp, hamper, handicap, hamstring, encumber, shackle, inhibit …
30Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! — Theatrical release poster Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Produce …
