
The new president is eager to make some changes, but his hands are tied.
(新上任的總裁急著想做些改變,但他能做的有限。)
The prime minister’s hands are tired because his party is the minority in congress.
(首相能做的有限,因為他所屬的政黨在國會裡是少數黨。)
I’d help you if I could, but as you can see, my hands are tied.
(要是我能幫你,我會很樂意這麼做,但你可以看得出來,我能做的有限。)