tie traffic up

To force cars to go slowly or come to a stop on the road; to cause a traffic jam. Some cattle got onto the highway and tied traffic up for most of the morning. Hey, buddy—get a move on! You're tying traffic up!

tie traffic up

Fig. to cause road traffic to stop. If you tie traffic up for too long, you'll get a traffic ticket. Please don't stop on the roadway. It'll tie up traffic.

词组	tie traffic up
释义	tie traffic up tie traffic up To force cars to go slowly or come to a stop on the road; to cause a traffic jam. Some cattle got onto the highway and tied traffic up for most of the morning. Hey, buddy—get a move on! You're tying traffic up! See also: tie, traffic, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tie traffic up Fig. to cause road traffic to stop. If you tie traffic up for too long, you'll get a traffic ticket. Please don't stop on the roadway. It'll tie up traffic. See also: tie, traffic, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: tie up traffic stuck in traffic gambler gamblers amber gambler bumper bumper to bumper bumper-to-bumper end up end up (by) (doing something)
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