"be tied up" meaning in Englisch

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Phrase

Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present am tied up, he is tied up, she is tied up, it is tied up, simple past were tied up, present participle being tied up, past participle were tied up
  1. beschäftigt sein
    Sense id: de-be_tied_up-en-phrase-VxJxAYeq
  2. gefesselt sein
    Sense id: de-be_tied_up-en-phrase-i289kYNY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (beschäftigt sein): beschäftigt (Deutsch) Translations (wörtlich: gefesselt sein): gefesselt (Deutsch)
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