hands tied

Synonyms

pigeon powerless helpless unprotected endangered unarmed

Examples

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied. Manuel Puig

In fact you've got your hands tied behind your back when somebody chooses to take a low road in to you, there is nothing you can do about it, and so you just live with it and move on. Robert Redford

I'm of the mind that life is a risk, every time you leave your house it's a risk, and I see no reason to go through life with my hands tied behind my back for any reason. I'd be foolish to let something stop me from doing what I love to do. Thomas Jane

The self-preservation instinct of the nation must be heard. Adventurists must have their hands tied before they push the homeland into the abyss of fratricide. Wojciech Jaruzelski

You cannot climb a bid of success with your hands tied up. African Proverb

Having little knowledge is like having your hands tied around your neck like a slave. African Proverb

Words in the phrase

hands tied

Close letter words and terms

hands on hands on the ark hands or feet hands together hands up hands-free