be bound hands and feet(shù shǒu shù jiǎo)

be bound hands and feet

Binding hands and feet, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù sh ǒ ush ù Ji ǎ o, which means binding hands and feet. He is timid and worried. From the speech at the meeting of party secretaries of provinces, autonomous regions.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: bind hands and feet, bind hands and feet

Antonym: Bold

Idiom usage

It refers to being too careful to let go

Examples

You can't do things with your hands tied.

The origin of Idioms

Mao Zedong's speech at the meeting of Party committee secretaries of provinces, cities and autonomous regions: "to act in accordance with the law is not to bind hands and feet."

Chinese PinYin : shù shǒu shù jiǎo