tie one's hands
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tie one's hands — {v. phr.} To make (a person) unable to do anything. Usually used in the passive. * /Since Mary would not tell her mother what was bothering her, her mother s hands were tied./ * /Charles wanted to help John get elected president of the class, but … Dictionary of American idioms
tie one's hands — {v. phr.} To make (a person) unable to do anything. Usually used in the passive. * /Since Mary would not tell her mother what was bothering her, her mother s hands were tied./ * /Charles wanted to help John get elected president of the class, but … Dictionary of American idioms
tie\ one's\ hands — v. phr. To make (a person) unable to do anything. Usually used in the passive. Since Mary would not tell her mother what was bothering her, her mother s hands were tied. Charles wanted to help John get elected president of the class, but his… … Словарь американских идиом
tie one's hands — phrasal : to make one unable to act or to proceed in an action her secrecy tied his hands … Useful english dictionary
tie someone's hands — verb to render one powerless to act, to thwart someone This contract would have tied my hands … Wiktionary
have\ one's\ hands\ tied — See: tie one s hands … Словарь американских идиом
tie — [n1] fastening attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie in, tie up, yoke, zipper; concept 680 tie [n2] … New thesaurus
tie up — tie [n1] fastening attachment, band, bandage, bond, brace, connection, cord, fastener, fetter, gag, hookup, joint, knot, ligament, ligature, link, network, nexus, outfit, rope, strap, string, tackle, tie in, tie up, yoke, zipper; concept 680 tie… … New thesaurus
tie — [tī] vt. tied, tying or tieing [ME tien < OE tigan, tegan; akin to teag, a rope: for IE base see TOW1] 1. to fasten, attach, or bind together or to something else, as with string, cord, or rope made secure by knotting, etc. [to tie someone s… … English World dictionary
tie — 1 /taI/ verb 1 STRING/ROPE a) (T) to fasten one thing to another with a piece of string, rope etc: tie sth to/behind/onto etc: Tie this label onto your suitcase. | tie sb to sth: They tied him to a lamp post and beat him up. | tie sb s hands/feet … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
