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Tied to Someone's Apron StringsDepending on someone for something; can’t be able to do something due to dependenceRate it:

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fit to be tiedVery agitated or distressed; enraged.Rate it:

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get tied upTo be detained or delayed.Rate it:

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get tied upTo be restrained with rope or cord.Rate it:

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Hands are TiedNot able to help or assist; stay away from doing what you are willing to do; helpless to do somethingRate it:

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tongue-tiedhaving difficulty expressing yourself i.e. when you are nervous or embarrassed; an inability to speak; a condition you are in when you are at a loss for words; when you try to speak and the words get misspoken; NOT to be confused with "tongue-tie" or Ankyloglossia, which is a physical dental/mouth condition that makes speech difficult (among other symptoms)Rate it:

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Nantucket sleigh rideAn obsolete and dangerous method of whale hunting in which a small boat manned by rowers and a harpooner, or a series of small boats tied together, would be attached to a whale by means of a harpoon and would then be towed by the creature at high speed across the water's surface, until the whale eventually became exhausted.Rate it:

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gunner's daughterThe gun to which sailors were tied to be flogged.Rate it:

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cosido a faldasTo be dependent on someone, to be tied to their skirts.Rate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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être sujet à l'heureTo be tied to time.Rate it:

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