Wiktionary
hems in
vb. (en-third-person singularhem in)
Usage examples of "hems in".
Now do I look like a man who---- does my history suggest that I am a man who deals in trifles, contents himself with the narrow horizon that hems in the common herd, sees no further than the end of his nose?
He heaved himself to his feet, almost stepping on his hems in haste, and bellowed over the last notes of music, 'My Lady Mara, where is your husband, Buntokapi?