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Definition

Under very restrictive limits or boundaries.

Dead.

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In Context

  • "By virtue of the sonnet's many complications, Shakespeare put himself in a box when writing poetry."
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Related Idioms

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in the wake of

Following.

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in the red

Having net losses; in debt.

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in the buff

Nude.

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in the nick of time

At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

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in Dutch

In trouble or in disfavor.

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in two shakes of a lamb's tail

Synonym of in two shakes.
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