- hem someone or something in
- hem someone or something in†Fig. to trap or enclose someone or something. •
The large city buildings hem me in.
•Don't hem in the bird. Let it have a way to escape.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hem someone or something in
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hem someone/thing in — surround and restrict the space or movement of someone or something. → hem … English new terms dictionary
hem someone/something in — 1 a bay hemmed in by pine trees: SURROUND, border, edge, encircle, circle, ring, enclose, skirt, fringe, encompass. 2 we were hemmed in by the rules … Useful english dictionary
hem in — verb 1. surround in a restrictive manner (Freq. 1) The building was hemmed in by flowers • Hypernyms: ↑surround, ↑environ, ↑ring, ↑skirt, ↑border • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hem in someone — hem in (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
hem in something — hem in (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
hem in — (someone/something) to surround someone or something. They found themselves hemmed in by the crowd. The building was hemmed in by high walls … New idioms dictionary
hem — hem1 [ hem ] noun count the bottom edge of something such as a dress or curtain that is folded and sewn in place hem hem 2 [ hem ] verb intransitive or transitive to fold the edge of a piece of cloth and sew it in place hem and haw INFORMAL to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hem — hem1 [hem] n [: Old English;] the edge of a piece of cloth that is turned under and stitched down, especially the lower edge of a skirt, trousers etc hem 2 hem2 v past tense and past participle hemmed present participle hemming 1.) [T] to turn… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hem — hem1 noun the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn. verb (hems, hemming, hemmed) 1》 turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth). 2》 (hem someone/thing in) surround and restrict the space or movement of… … English new terms dictionary
hem in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hem in : present tense I/you/we/they hem in he/she/it hems in present participle hemming in past tense hemmed in past participle hemmed in 1) to enclose someone or something and prevent them from moving or… … English dictionary
box something/someone in — HEM IN, fence in, close in, shut in; trap, confine, imprison, intern; surround, enclose, encircle, circle. → box … Useful english dictionary
