hem in
phrasal verbhem somebody/something in
- [often passive] to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily synonym hedge somebody/something in
- The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains.
- (figurative) She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.
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