fence in

einzäunen, umzäunen

Einen Zaun um ein Gelände ziehen, damit Menschen oder Tiere nicht hinein- oder hinausgelangen.

In einfachem Englisch: You put a fence around an area to keep people or animals inside or outside.

• We need to fence in the garden.
• They fenced the field in to keep the horses safe.
• Have you fenced in the whole yard?

So benutzt man es: fence in something (We need to fence in the vegetable garden.); fence something in (They fenced the field in last spring.)

Synonyme: enclose, fence

Häufige Wendungen: fence in something, fence something in

einschränken, einengen

Jemandes Freiheit einschränken, selbst zu handeln oder Entscheidungen zu treffen.

In einfachem Englisch: You limit someone’s freedom to act or make choices.

• These rules fence us in.
• He felt fenced in by his job.
• Don’t let other people’s expectations fence you in.

So benutzt man es: fence someone in (These rules fence employees in.); be/feel fenced in by something (She felt fenced in by her family’s expectations.)

Synonyme: restrict, limit, constrain

Gegenteile: free, liberate

Häufige Wendungen: fence someone in, feel fenced in