His mother tried to keep him close, but her hands were tied and she could not hold the children.

But her hands were tied even more so than his.

My two hands were tied up and I couldn't move.

Yes, I have wanted to for a very long time, but my hands are tied.

He began to see why his hands had been tied.

The people must never be in a position where their hands are tied.

If our hands are tied we cannot do as you ask.

Then, she said, the three men began to tie their hands and feet.

He'd often tied her hands when she was a child.

Would you walk around with one hand tied behind your back?