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held up(verb, phrasal verb, late, delayed)
2
hung up(late, delayed, overdue)
2
in a bind(idiom, late, delayed, overdue)
2
shut in(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
behind bars(adjective, idiom, inside, captive)
1
bottled up(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
cooped up(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
flattened out(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
in chains(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
in custody(noun, adjective, idiom, unconscious)
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in detention(noun, adjective, idiom, inside)
1
in jail(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
in prison(noun, adjective, idiom, inside)
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laid up(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
not arrived(late, delayed, overdue)
1
not done(late, delayed, overdue)
1
on ice(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
sealed up(adjective, restrained, limited, restricted)
1
strapped for time(idiom, late, delayed, overdue)
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under arrest(noun, adjective, idiom, inside)
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