tie up (something)

to limit the use of something.

All our savings are tied up in buying a house right now.

My daughter can tie the phone up for hours.

• go to your head
• go under the hammer
• go under the knife
• go up in flames
• go up in smoke
• go up in the world
• go west
• go whole hog
• go with a bang
• go with a swing
• go with gut
• go without
• go without something
• go with the flow
• go with the territory
• go with the tide
• go with your gut
• go wrong
• go your separate ways
• grab bag
• grab by the throat
• grab you by the throat
• grain of truth
• grand old man of
• grand old man of something