| 释义 |
have one's hands tied informal Be unable to act freely: he cannot have his hands tied on how his department’s money is spent...- Parents are either unable or unwilling to do anything, teachers have their hands tied, the police are impotent and the Judiciary Services have let us down.
- So with Anderson's help he can parade himself before the IOC as having his hands tied by judicial process when pleading Australia is not soft on drugs in sport.
- It seems ridiculous that someone capable of building something that will actually secure our future is having his hands tied.
See parent entry: hand |