English Explanatory Dictionary

have one's hands tied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be powerless to act, to be thwarted.

Word forms

have one's hands tied has one's hands tied having one's hands tied had one's hands tied

Related words

have one's hands full tie someone's hands with one hand tied behind one's back
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