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Definition of tied a person down

tie down

verb - transitive

  • to lock a person into a particular lifestyle that limits that person in some way.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                    

    Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Aug 01 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 01 2011.

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