tie somebody's hands

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

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

She wouldn't let me help, so the law tied my hands.

Forward had tied my hands and left it at that.

We called him out of the bathroom, and I tied his hands together.

"I am not going to let you tie my hands."

Now it means they are going to tie the workers' hands, and we shall have no chance to do anything.

It ties the board's hands and puts too much power in his.

Let's not let that red tape tie our hands again!

He has said the bill would tie his hands in dealing with budget problems.