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Phrase(s): confine someone or an animal to something
to limit someone or an animal to a particular place; to imprison someone or an animal in a particular place. • Would you please confine the dog to the basement? • She confined herself to the small room for over a year because of her fear of crowds., Phrase(s): confine something to someone or something
to limit something or the doing of something to a person or a thing. • Please try to confine your comments to John. • Can we confine tonight’s discussion to the agenda?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs