box in

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas einzuschließen, zu umzingeln oder in seiner Bewegungsfreiheit einzuschränken, sodass Flucht oder Handlungsspielraum verhindert werden.

A phrasal verb meaning to surround or confine someone or something, preventing movement or escape, or to restrict options.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Confine or restrict movementinformal

   To prevent someone or something from moving freely by surrounding them.

   Einschließen

   • The other cars boxed me in, so I couldn't pull out.
   • The protesters boxed in the politician's car.
   • I felt boxed in by the tall walls of the canyon.

   Synonymecageconfineenclosefence inhedge inhem inrestrictsurroundtrap

   Antonymefreeliberate

2. Limit options or choicesinformal

   To restrict someone's freedom to act or choose.

   Einschränken

   • The strict contract boxed him in, leaving no room for negotiation.
   • She felt boxed in by her family's expectations.
   • The new regulations boxed in the company's ability to expand.

   Synonymeconfineconstraincornerfence inhedge inhem inlimitrestrictstraitjackettrap

   Antonymefreeliberatereleaseunbind

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