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21tied — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Brit. (of accommodation) occupied subject to the tenant s working for its owner. 2) (of a public house) owned and controlled by a brewery …
22tied to someone's apron strings — ► tied to someone s apron strings under someone s influence and control to an excessive extent. Main Entry: ↑apron …
23tied to a woman's apron-strings — Ruled by and dependent on a woman (esp one s wife or mother) • • • Main Entry: ↑apron …
24tied aid — UK US noun [uncountable] economics money given to a country or area where people need it, but they have to agree to spend it only on goods and services provided by the country or organization that has given the money Thesaurus: international… …
25(tied to) somebody's apron strings — (tied to) sb s apron strings idiom (too much under) the influence and control of sb • The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington s apron strings. Main entry: ↑apronidiom …
26Tied aid — Distributions of tied and untied aid[1] Tied aid is foreign aid that must be spent in the country providing the aid (the donor country) or in a group of selected countries. A developed country will provide a bilateral loan or grant to a… …
27Tied up too Tight — Infobox Single Name = Tied Up Too Tight Artist = Hard Fi from Album = Stars of CCTV Released = 4 April 2005 Format = CD, 7 , 10 Recorded = Staines, 2004 Genre = Indie rock Alternative rock Length = 3:33 Label = Warner Music Writer = Richard… …
28Tied house — In the UK a tied house is a public house that is required to buy at least some of its beer from a particular brewery. This is in contrast to a free house, which is able to choose the beers it stocks freely. Contents 1 Definition of tied 2 In the… …
29Tied-arch bridge — Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon is the second longest tied arch bridge in the world. In this case the half arches on either end of the bridge terminate atop slender raised piers. The horizontal forces of the main arch and the outer half arches …
30tied — boun·tied; cav·i·tied; du·tied; pri·or·i·tied; prop·er·tied; qual·i·tied; tied; un·tied; cross·tied; …
