English / idiom
Boxed in
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Feeling trapped, confined, or having very limited choices due to circumstances.
In context
01
He felt completely boxed in by debt until he formulated a disciplined repayment strategy.
02
By maintaining emotional self-control, she refused to let manipulative opponents leave her boxed in.
Synonyms
cornered,trapped,hemmed in
Antonyms
unrestricted,liberated,completely free
Collocations
feel boxed in,completely boxed in,get boxed in