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20-Sep-2008, 20:01 #1
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Tie
You can get the definitions of tie as a phrasal verb here.
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20-Sep-2008, 21:12 #2
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08-Nov-2008, 07:53 #3
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I think it means I was busy with my work, right?!
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08-Nov-2008, 22:01 #4
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Yep. "He was tied up at work" = "He was focused on work to the exclusion of everything else"
Originally Posted by sara88
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28-Nov-2008, 14:30 #5
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Literally "tied up at work"
... works as an escapologist
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24-Dec-2008, 15:07 #6
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i think it means he did could not make it to work because he was stressed
