tied up

Idioms and Phrases

see tie up .

Example Sentences

This case, spearheaded by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, has been tied up with drama and delays since the beginning of 2024.

From Slate

Because Trump will be tied up with a presidential transition and the legal questions about sentencing a president are so complex, some scholars see very little chance it will stay on the calendar.

From BBC

That type of directive would likely get tied up in the courts, but “it’s the threat that becomes the issue,” Klowden said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s very difficult to stop when your sense of self-worth is tied up in what made you a star. If you don’t have a strong support group to say, ‘This is a problem,’ and that other things about you are worthwhile too, it’s very difficult to stand up for yourself.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I’ve read quite a few of them and it’s always really nice to get a letter like that, but I wouldn’t say that they’re always necessarily very effective,” Mara, 39, tells me on a video call from her home in Los Angeles, dressed in a plain gray T-shirt with her hair tied up in a half-ponytail.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• closed
• concluded
• decided
• ended
• full
• realized
• resolved
• satisfied
• settled
• stopped