tie down

Meaning

1. tie sb down (to sth / to doing sth)

   to restrict sb's freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy

   Kids tie you down, don't they?

In the movies · 20

• Old Gore can't be tied down.Onward2020
• Tie it down Come on let s goJurassic World Dominion2022
• No one's tying down this Batman forever.The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019
• just to have fun and do slapstick and not be tied down by dialogue.Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016
• Get these things tied down now!The Bounty1984
• Tie yourselves down, goddamn it!The Towering Inferno1974
• -Oh, shit. That's not good. -It's tied down.Escape Room: Tournament of Champions2021
• - Tie it down, make sure it's tight. - ROBERT: Here we are.Downton Abbey2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Onward2020
  • Ian's Sixteenth Birthday Morning
  • Ian's Awkward Party Invite
  • Dad Leaves Ian a Wizard Staff
• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over

From the same entry

• tie in knots
• tie one on
• tie the knot
• apron strings
• bind hand and foot
• have your hands tied
• tie in
• tie off
• tie up
• tie up
• tie up