bind hand and foot

== English == === Verb === bind hand and foot (third-person singular simple present binds hand and foot, present participle binding hand and foot, simple past and past participle bound hand and foot) (transitive) To tie up (someone’s) hands and feet. (transitive, figurative) To prevent (someone) from doing what they wish, to firmly constrain. Synonym: tie hand and foot bound hand and foot ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hand and foot wait on hand and foot ==== Further reading ==== “hand and foot”, in Collins English Dictionary. “be bound hand and foot by something”, in Collins English Dictionary. “tie bind somebody hand and foot” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.