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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sophia	so-FEE-ə (English), so-FIE-ə (British English), zo-FEE-ah (German)	English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Walker	WAWK-ər	English
Berry	['beri]
Leelo	-	Estonian
Lydia	LID-ee-ə (English), LUY-dee-ah (German, Finnish)	English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ami (3)	ah-mee	Japanese