捆手脚

捆手脚

Literally means:

bind the hands and feet

Actually means:

impose a restriction on one's action with pricinples or regulations

It figuratively means that being bound by certain ideas, norms, principles or other regulations, one cannot act freely; or it means imposing restriction on someone so that he cannot act freely. Derogatory

比喻受某些观念、习惯、规则或其他东西的束缚，自己不能顺利做事，或不让别人顺利做事。具有贬义色彩。