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词汇 hands-are-tied
释义

someone's hands are tied


idiom
If your hands are tied, you are not free to behave in the way that you would like: 受到限制,被束缚住手脚
I'd like to raise people's salaries but my hands are tied.我是想提高人们的工资,但我受到重重限制。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Lack of freedom to act
be in bondage to somethingidiom
be locked in something
bondage
bound
boxed in
disempowering
disenfranchisement
heel
lock
non-voluntary
nonindependence
oppressed
servitude
shackle
tethered
thumb
tie
tie someone to something/someone
tool
unfreedom

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