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To Be Captured Among Four Walls #1 (permalink) Sat Apr 25, 2009 21:11 pm   To Be Captured Among Four Walls
 

Do you have such a saying in english?
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To Be Captured Among Four Walls #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:27 am   To Be Captured Among Four Walls
 

NO. but we do have,

" To be held captive within four walls." or, " We're surrounded ! "
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To Be Captured Among Four Walls #3 (permalink) Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:22 am   To Be Captured Among Four Walls
 

Does to be captured among four walls make sense?
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To Be Captured Among Four Walls #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:20 am   To Be Captured Among Four Walls
 

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No. We are 'among' various things, but plenty of loopholes exist. Walls are contiguous and enclose; therefore 'within'-- and not 'captured' because the capturing precedes the incarceration; therefore 'captive'.
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To Be Captured Among Four Walls #5 (permalink) Sun Apr 26, 2009 19:29 pm   To Be Captured Among Four Walls
 

There is the expression in English 'the walls are closing in', along with 'climbing the walls'.

Both seem somewhat akin to this sentiment of being captured by four walls, the notion of being trapped in an enclosed space.
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