fence sb in
informal— phrasal verb with fence uk/fens/us/fens/verb [ I ]
to limit someone's activity in a way that annoys them or makes them unhappy:
I feel fenced in by all the rules and regulations at work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preventing and impeding
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag on sb/sth idiom
- block sth out
- blot
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hold out on sb
- hold sb/sth back
- holding pattern
- impede
- impedimenta
- prevention is better than cure idiom
- preventive
- prohibit
- pull
- pull the rug from under sb's feet idiom
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