to box in
01
inringa, omringa
to physically confine or surround a person or thing so closely that they cannot move away or escape
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
in
grundverb
box
presens
box in
3:e person singular
boxes in
presens particip
boxing in
enkelt preteritum
boxed in
perfekt particip
boxed in
Exempel
The protesters felt boxed in by the police barriers.
Demonstranterna kände sig inringade av polisens barriärer.
02
begränsa, inskränka
to limit someone's choices, making it difficult for them to take the actions they intended
Exempel
The new regulations boxed the company's expansion plans in.
De nya reglerna begränsade företagets expansionsplaner.
