box someone in

成語所屬單字box in

box someone in — 慣用語

1. to set up conditions or obstacles that prevent someone from acting or deciding f

1.慣用語
釋義

束縛;限制(某人行動或選擇)

to set up conditions or obstacles that prevent someone from acting or deciding freely.

例句

The strict visa rules boxed Priya in, so she could not visit her family abroad.

His father's terms for the loan boxed him in by demanding repayment within six months.