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    hem in

    US /hɛm ɪn/

    ・

    UK /hem in/

    B2
    phr.v.To surround something closely to restrict its movement or freedom.
    The car was hemmed in by trucks on both sides.

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    Trash vs. Garbage

    01:12Trash vs. Garbage
    • In fact, the earliest record of the word "garbage" in English is in a 15th-century cookbook recipe for giblets: "Taca fera garbagis of chicones, astachead the feita de livres and gizeres, washa hem cleaner and casta hem in a fera pota," and so forth with beef broth and salt and saffron.

      In fact, the earliest record of the word "garbage" in English is in a 15th-century cookbook recipe for giblets: "Taca fera garbagis of chicones, astachead the feita de livres and gizeres, washa hem cleaner and casta hem in a fera pota," and so forth with beef broth and salt and saffron.

    • hem in a fayre potte." And so forth.

      hem in a fayre potte." And so forth.

    B2

    China announces retaliatory action as Donald Trump's tariffs take effect | BBC News

    14:19China announces retaliatory action as Donald Trump's tariffs take effect | BBC News
    • And its other economic engine has been exports to the world, which America is now trying to hem in.

      And its other economic engine has been exports to the world, which America is now trying to hem in.

    • And expo it's, uh, the its other economic engine has been exports to the world, which America is now trying to hem in.

      And expo it's, uh, the its other economic engine has been exports to the world, which America is now trying to hem in.

    B1