cooped up

enclosed in a small space, unable to leave somewhere

Example Sentences:

It is difficult to go on a road trip with many children in a car. Kids really don’t like being cooped up.

Shaya felt cooped up at home because she was sick and could not leave her house.

From the Blogs:

Making it Lovely: Cooped Up

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Similar idioms:

1. hit the road
2. pull through
3. tie someone down
4. leave someone high and dry
5. fork in the road
6. leave it to me
7. feel like a million dollars
8. make out