bind hand and foot (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To tie up (someone’s) hands and feet.
tags: transitive
glosses: To prevent (someone) from doing what they wish, to firmly constrain.
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: binds hand and foot
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: binding hand and foot
tags: participle
present
form: bound hand and foot
tags: participle
past
form: bound hand and foot
tags: past