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:
- do (something) by hand
- with hat in hand
- Many hands make light work
- eat out of (someone's) hand
- at hand
- throw one's hands up in horror
- on the one hand
- read the handwriting on the wall
- try one's hand (at something)
- live hand-to-mouth
- turn one's hand to (something)
- hand down (something)
- have one's hand in the till
- be hand in hand
- out of hand