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tie a can to (verb), ties a can to; tied a can to; tying a can to
1. To get rid of someone or something, to dismiss. to reject, to discharge: A woman tied a can to her boyfriend apparently because she didn't want him anymore.

Anyone who has had a can tied to him or her is a person whose presence is no longer desired.

Tying a can to someone who is no longer wanted.
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Tying a can to someone who is no longer wanted.
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Something that is no longer wanted nor appreciated.

Tying a can to the world because it is considered to be evil.
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2. To control or to stop an activity: A woman said that her husband was deceiving himself if he thinks he can tie a can to her.
A wife says her husband thinks he can tie a can to her in order to control her.
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3. To control someone or to make him or her do something: Another wife wants her husband to buy her a coat or she will tie a can to him in order to make him do what she wants him to and he is apparently not concerned about her threat.
A wife threatens to tie a can to her husband if he doesn't do what she wants.
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