cage in

• Фразовый глагол, означающий ограничивать или сдерживать кого-либо или что-либо, часто вызывая чувство запертости или ограниченности.

A phrasal verb meaning to confine or restrict someone or something, often causing a feeling of being trapped or limited.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Confine or restrictinformal

   To trap or enclose someone or something in a cage or confined space, often causing a feeling of restriction.

   Запереть в клетке

   • The zookeepers caged in the new lion for observation.
   • She felt caged in by her strict office routine.
   • The protesters were caged in by the police barriers.

   Synonymsconfinecoop upenclosefence inhem inimprisonrestrainshut intrap

   Antonymsfreeliberaterelease

2. Feel trapped or restrictedinformal

   To feel emotionally or mentally confined, as if unable to escape a situation.

   Чувствовать себя в клетке

   • He felt caged in by his responsibilities at home.
   • Living in a small town can make you feel caged in.
   • She was caged in by her fear of public speaking.

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