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束手
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Definitions
- 1. to have one's hands tied
- 2. helpless
- 3. unable to do anything about it
Words Containing 束手
hands tied and waiting to be captured
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
hands tied and expecting the worst
hands tied and expecting the worst