tie hand and foot in English

Forms: ties hand and foot [present, singular, third-person], tying hand and foot [participle, present], tied hand and foot [participle, past], tied hand and foot [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tie hand and foot (third-person singular simple present ties hand and foot, present participle tying hand and foot, simple past and past participle tied hand and foot)

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"tie hand and foot" meaning in English

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