tie (someone's) hands
мешать, связать кому-либо руки
Mr. Brown hoped his son would not quit school, but his hands were tied; Jim was old enough to decide it himself.
Другие идиомы:
- get one's hands on (someone or something)
- play into (someone's) hands
- first hand
- hand in glove (with someone)
- take a hand in (something)
- sit on one's hands
- have clean hands
- have (someone or something) on one's hands
- in hand
- give (someone) a big hand
- tie up (traffic)
- keep one's hands off (someone or something)
- hands off
- go hand in hand (with something)
- take (someone or something) in hand