| 单词 | to be tied by the leg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be tied by the leg a. to be tied by the leg: to be rendered incapable of action or be prevented from doing something by circumstance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > be constrained in free action [verb (intransitive)] to be tied by the leg1692 lock-step1967 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > be restricted or limited [verb (intransitive)] > be restricted in free action to be tied by the leg1692 1692 Life William Fuller 23 Sir, says our Baronet, I am so tied by the Leg, that I despair of ever getting free from the daily Importunities of my good Friends here. 1781 J. Woodforde Diary 22 Aug. (1924) I. 319 I found..him rather low still, and fretting himself about being so tyed by the leg, in dancing backward and forward to Townshends with his great Company. 1832 F. Trollope Domest. Manners Amer. (ed. 2) I. xviii. 285 We should be obliged to pass the whole of Monday there, as the coach..would not arrive..till Tuesday morning. Thus..we were to be tied by the leg for four-and-twenty hours. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark (1933) xi. 241 While he was tied by the leg in Little Greece, what had become of the girl? 1999 P. O'Brian Blue at Mizzen (2000) x. 261 I am tied by the leg, you know. I am engaged, committed, to the Chilean government. < as lemmas |
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