have one's hands tied (English, verb)
expansion: have one's hands tied (third-person singular simple present has one's hands tied, present participle having one's hands tied, simple past and past participle had one's hands tied)
Senses:
glosses: To be powerless to act, to be thwarted.
Forms:
form: has one's hands tied
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having one's hands tied
tags: participle
present
form: had one's hands tied
tags: participle
past
form: had one's hands tied
tags: past