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hands are tied
Idioms and Phrases
see tie one's hands .Example Sentences
Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing debris removal, says its hands are tied.
“My hands are tied,” Williams wrote.
“Sometimes I feel like every time we try, our hands are tied behind our back, and we’re not being allowed to help the children that need help.”
“You dogs, we will step on you,” one man is heard saying as the women’s hands are tied, their faces against the wall.
“I’ve got great respect for the police, but in this case I feel their hands are tied”.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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