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    tie up

    US /taɪ ʌp/

    ・

    UK /tai ʌp/

    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo be occupied or engaged in something
    Evening meetings tie up my husband's time

    Video subtitles

    Couples Waiting to Have Sex | Truth or Drink | Cut

    08:35Couples Waiting to Have Sex | Truth or Drink | Cut
    • I want you to tie up my hands and tell me to be a good girl.

      I want you to tie up my hands and tell me to be a good girl.

    • Like, I want you to tie up my hands and tell me to be a good girl.

      Like, I want you to tie up my hands and tell me to be a good girl.

    A2

    Top 10 Things We Want to See in the Stranger Things Finale

    11:52Top 10 Things We Want to See in the Stranger Things Finale
    • My friends are in danger, so it makes sense why the writers would bring Kali back to tie up any loose ends.

      My friends are in danger, so it makes sense why the writers would bring Kali back to tie up any loose ends.

    • So it makes sense why the writers would bring Collie back to tie up any loose ends.

      So it makes sense why the writers would bring Collie back to tie up any loose ends.

    B1

    Why the American dream no longer moves upward | Derek Thompson

    15:25Why the American dream no longer moves upward | Derek Thompson
    • They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, we're excited about building affordably.

      They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, we're excited about building affordably.

    • They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, "We're excited about building affordably." And as a result, you just had building slow down.

      They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, "We're excited about building affordably." And as a result, you just had building slow down.

    B1

    How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking

    03:44How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking
    • Here we've got another stem that we should tie up, so we're just going to do that before we move on.

      Here we've got another stem that we should tie up, so we're just going to do that before we move on.

    • Here we've got another plant, another stem that we should tie up. So we're just going

      Here we've got another plant, another stem that we should tie up. So we're just going

    B1

    The Story of Marcus (Steamy Romance Novels) - [Warcraft Lore]

    20:57The Story of Marcus (Steamy Romance Novels) - [Warcraft Lore]
    • Raven grinned. "I'll go tie up your horse..."

      Raven grinned. "I'll go tie up your horse..."

    • "I'll go tie up your horse." The remaining pages are not yet written.

      "I'll go tie up your horse." The remaining pages are not yet written.

    B2

    Smosh: HOW TO COVER UP A MURDER (w/ Subtitles)

    03:30Smosh: HOW TO COVER UP A MURDER (w/ Subtitles)
    • Step 4: Tie up any loose ends.

      Step 4: Tie up any loose ends.

    • Step 4: Tie up any loose ends.

      Step 4: Tie up any loose ends.

    B1

    How To Quit Your Job and Travel The World Now

    10:03How To Quit Your Job and Travel The World Now
    • The hard part is over, but there are still a few crucial loose ends to tie up.

      The hard part is over, but there are still a few crucial loose ends to tie up.

    • but there are still a few crucial loose ends to tie up.

      but there are still a few crucial loose ends to tie up.

    B1

    The Biggest Primark Haul I've Ever Done | Zoella

    18:47The Biggest Primark Haul I've Ever Done | Zoella
    • and it has this, um, like, tie-up front, which I really like.

      and it has this, um, like, tie-up front, which I really like.

    • And it has this, um, like, tie-up front.

      And it has this, um, like, tie-up front.

    B1

    作業1

    17:22作業1
    • If you'll tie up my mask.

      If you'll tie up my mask.

    • If you'll tie up my mask.

      If you'll tie up my mask.

    A2

    10 English Phrases for Talking about the End of Something

    06:4810 English Phrases for Talking about the End of Something
    • So I'm talking like I'm completely done working here on the farm, but I do need to tie up some loose ends.

      So I'm talking like I'm completely done working here on the farm, but I do need to tie up some loose ends.

    • In English, when you say you need to tie up some loose ends, it means there's a few little jobs you have to finish.

      In English, when you say you need to tie up some loose ends, it means there's a few little jobs you have to finish.

    A2