Bind (one) hand and foot verb phrase
Have someone’s hands and feet tied
The main character was all bound hand and foot and thrown into the river.
Be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape
As a hyperactive child, he detests being bound hand and foot by common class rules.
I’m bound hand and foot by this boring job.
The verb "bind" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. An unlucky situation
2. An interjection used to express sympathy for someone's bad luck
1. I have had some tough beans recently. I got low marks and lost my bike just two days later.
2. A: I've got a low mark.
B: Tough bean, bro.