| 1 | He was tied down to his job. | |
| 2 | IT IS usually axiomatic that when your customers are in trouble, you are too. | |
| 3 | I wish I could, but I promised to run some errands for my mom. I don't think I can get out of it. | |
| 4 | I'd like to take a job overseas but there are too many things tying me down there. | |
| 5 | Sarah : Oh, she couldn't get away from New York. She had that speech about women and power. |