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French
Etymology
Literally, “feet and fists bound”.
Pronunciation
Phrase
pieds et poings liés
- bound hand and foot (with one's feet and hands bound)
- (figuratively) stuck, unable to do anything, entirely at the mercy of someone else
- être pieds et poings liés ― to be hog-tied, to have one's hands and feet tied, to be bound hand and foot