tying to

Verb

tie to (third-person singular simple present ties to, present participle tying to, simple past and past participle tied to)

1. (US, archaic, transitive) To rely on (someone).
   • He's dependable enough that you can always tie to him.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To connect one thing to another; to prove that a connection exists between two things.
   • That evidence ties him to the boathouse at the time of the murder.