āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to box in
[phrase form: box]
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to physically confine or surround a person or thing so closely that they cannot move away or escape
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The unexpected move boxed in their strategic planning.
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02
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to limit someone's choices, making it difficult for them to take the actions they intended
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team felt boxed in by tight project deadlines.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
