bindhandandfoot (third-person singular simple presentbinds hand and foot,present participlebinding hand and foot,simple past and past participlebound hand and foot)

1. (transitive) To tie up (someone’s) hands and feet.

   My kidnappers hadbound mehand and foot so any attempt at escaping was of no avail.

2. (transitive, figurative) To prevent (someone) from doing what they wish, tofirmlyconstrain.

   Synonym:tie hand and foot

   bound hand and foot

• hand and foot
• wait on hand and foot

• “hand and foot”, inCollins English Dictionary.
• “be bound hand and foot by something”, inCollins English Dictionary.
• “tie bind somebody hand and foot” inLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English,Longman.

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