tie sth up (NOT AVAILABLE) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb

Definition

to cause something, often money or possessions, not to be available for use

All my money is tied up in property.

He tied up the printer all morning, printing out his reports.

(Definition of tie sth up (NOT AVAILABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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