one's hands are tied
(чьи-либо) руки связаны
Larry's hands were tied at that time, and he could do nothing to help me.
Другие идиомы:
- have clean hands
- put one's hands on (something)
- keep one's hands off (someone or something)
- live hand-to-mouth
- glad hand (someone)
- in hand
- wash one's hands of (someone or something)
- first hand
- with hat in hand
- shake hands with (someone)
- hand down (something)
- caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
- dirty one's hands
- in good hands
- take a hand in (something)