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tie down

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tie someone or something down
to fasten someone or something down by tying or binding. The robbers tied Gary down so he couldn't get up and get away. They tied down Gary.
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tie someone down (to someone or something)

Fig. to encumber something with someone or something; to make someone responsible to or for someone or something. Please don't tie me down to your uncle. Let your sister help out. Yes, don't tie me down all week.
See also: tie

tie somebody down also tie down somebody
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 the literal meaning of tie down (to hold in place with rope)
See also: tie


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It comes complete with screened vents, integrated floors, wind tie downs, tent stakes and a storage bag.
Drawing from the thirty first chapter of proverbs, author Kathi Macias comes to women with much to inspire them to tie down their life and do the best they can as a homemaker and mother in a chaotic world.
Then the horse must learn to track the calf before jamming on the brakes like Jeff Gordon, so the guy who feeds him apples and hay can jump off his back and tie down the calf.
 
 
 
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