tie one's hands

Prevent one from acting, as in I can't help you this time; my hands are tied by the club's rules. This metaphoric term transfers physical bondage to other kinds of constraint. It was first recorded in 1642.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hadyn	-	English (Rare)
Endymion	-	Greek Mythology
Finn (2)	FIN (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Maoilios	-	Scottish
Navin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Arran	-	Scottish