bound
"bound up in / with,"
1. inseparably connected with.
2. devoted or attached to:
She is bound up in her teaching.
"bound up with,"
closely or inextricably linked with:
his irritability is bound up with his work.
"I'll be bound,"
I am sure (something) is true.
"by leaps and bounds,"
with unexpectedly rapid progess:
her condition improved by leaps and bounds.
"beat the bounds,"
British (formerly), to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods.
"out-of-bounds,"
1. Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
2. beyond any established boundaries or prescribed limits; prohibited; forbidden.
3. further than or beyond established limits, as of behavior or thought.
"out of bounds" (adjective, adverb (postpositive):
1. (often foll by to) not to be entered (by); barred (to):
out of bounds to civilians.
2. outside specified or prescribed limits.
3. Beyond established limits, breaking the rules, unreasonable:
Calling the teacher a liar—that's out of bounds.
This expression alludes to the boundaries of the playing area in numerous sports and to the rules applying to them. Its figurative use dates from the 1940s. [Early 1800s] Also see "within bounds."
Origin:
See origin of bound.*
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 13 August 2020 {5:28 PM}
1. inseparably connected with.
2. devoted or attached to:
She is bound up in her teaching.
"bound up with,"
closely or inextricably linked with:
his irritability is bound up with his work.
"I'll be bound,"
I am sure (something) is true.
"by leaps and bounds,"
with unexpectedly rapid progess:
her condition improved by leaps and bounds.
"beat the bounds,"
British (formerly), to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods.
"out-of-bounds,"
1. Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
2. beyond any established boundaries or prescribed limits; prohibited; forbidden.
3. further than or beyond established limits, as of behavior or thought.
"out of bounds" (adjective, adverb (postpositive):
1. (often foll by to) not to be entered (by); barred (to):
out of bounds to civilians.
2. outside specified or prescribed limits.
3. Beyond established limits, breaking the rules, unreasonable:
Calling the teacher a liar—that's out of bounds.
This expression alludes to the boundaries of the playing area in numerous sports and to the rules applying to them. Its figurative use dates from the 1940s. [Early 1800s] Also see "within bounds."
Origin:
See origin of bound.*
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 13 August 2020 {5:28 PM}