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:
- put one's hands on (something)
- in the hands of (someone)
- near at hand
- take the law into one's own hands
- hand in (something)
- play into (someone's) hands
- have (something) in one's hands
- on the other hand
- in safe hands
- throw one's hands up in horror
- high-handed
- hand over hand
- take a hand in (something)
- have (someone or something) on one's hands
- to hand out (something)