كيف تنطق "bound hand and foot"

expression

US

BOUND HAND and FOOT

UK

BOUND HAND and FOOT

التعريف

If someone is 'bound hand and foot', their hands and feet are tied so they cannot move. The phrase can also be used figuratively to mean someone cannot act freely because of restrictions.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbaʊnd/ /ˈhænd/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈfʊt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈaʊnd/ /hˈænd/ /ˈænd/ /fˈʊt

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

BOUND HAND and FOOT

بريطاني

BOUND HAND and FOOT

استمع في السياق

The prisoner was bound hand and foot.

She found the victim bound hand and foot in the basement.

He was left bound hand and foot and could not escape.

I feel bound hand and foot by all these rules at work.