TIE SB DOWN (TO STH / TO DOING STH)


Meaning of TIE SB DOWN (TO STH / TO DOING STH) in English

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?

I don't want to tie myself down to coming back on a particular date.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.