hogtie

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The welfare worker wanted to help as once, but rules and regulations hog-tied him, so he could only report the case.
那位社会福利工作者欲立刻援助，但限于规章，所以他只能把这情形报告上去。
Make no mistake about it, the Mavericks will be fighting for survival in Game2. Another home-court loss and Dallas will be hog tied and barbequed .
大家要对此有数：第二场对小牛来说已经是生死之战。主场再败就意味着小牛已经成为盘中餐了。
We are all hog-tied by tedious social taboos which mean we have to ask boring questions with dopey looks on our faces. But it's the only way to get a straight answer.
我们都被各种各样的社交禁忌所束缚着，因此我们不得不板着脸来问一些213的问题，但这却是直接得到答案的唯一方法。

The stock market rose above pre-U.S. downgrade lows during intraday trade on Monday, but immediate fundamentals remain weak and policy makers in Washington seem hog-tied to do much about.
FORBES: No Double Dip Recession, But Companies Wary
In particular, James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the House Science Commitee, is annoyed that the station has become hog-tied by Russia's inability to pay for things, and feels Congress has been duped.
ECONOMIST: The space station
"The last two years were by far the most challenging in over 30 years, " Pope says, citing global recessionary conditions, fears about the H1N1 virus, the closure of some key export markets, spiking grain prices and extended low hog prices tied to oversupply.
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to fasten someone's hands and feet together, or to fasten all four legs of an animal together
a position in which someone's hands and feet are fastened together, or all four of an animal's legs are fastened together