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tie up

 
See:
tie
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to tie someone with something like a rope to prevent that person from moving.
He tied up the store owner and stole the money.
definition 2: to require a lot of time and attention so that you cannot do other things.
My business has been really tying me up recently.