IDIOM: "to prevent (someone or something) from moving beyond a particular area" Crossword Clue

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IDIOM: "to prevent (someone or something) from moving beyond a particular area" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

PREVENT (verb)
1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
PARTICULAR (adjective)
1. exacting especially about details
2. first and most important
PARTICULAR (noun)
1. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
2. (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

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