Katie Anh
2021-10-25 01:10
Tie (one) down verb phrase
To constrain one's freedom
I'm tied down with work or family responsibilities.
I don't want to tie myself down with marriage or kids.
Katie has wanted to travel but the work has tied her down.
To hold someone firmly by tying them
The thief broke into the house, tied David down and took away precious things.
To control one's own words to be polite or avoid causing upset or controversy
(Said of ending a contest or finishing a race) at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.
1. To put shackles or some similar kind of restraint on someone or an animal in order to fetter or confine them or it
2. To constrain or prevent one with some constrictive or burdensome obligation
Be tied arms and legs up or be restricted by something that one can't do what they wish.
If you lace (something) up or lace up (something), you tie the laces of it, or If you lace (someone) up or lace up (someone), you help them tie the laces of their clothes.
The verb "tie" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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