box in

• Verbe à particule signifiant encercler ou restreindre quelqu'un ou quelque chose, entravant ses mouvements ou sa fuite, ou limitant ses options.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Confine or restrict movementinformal

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

   Enfermer, bloquer

   • 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.

   Synonymescageconfineenclosefence inhedge inhem inrestrictsurroundtrap

   Antonymesfreeliberate

2. Limit options or choicesinformal

   To restrict someone's freedom to act or choose.

   Enfermer, limiter les options

   • 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.

   Synonymesconfineconstraincornerfence inhedge inhem inlimitrestrictstraitjackettrap

   Antonymesfreeliberatereleaseunbind

Verbe de basebox