How to say "to have one's hands tied" in Italian?

In Italian "to have one's hands tied" translates to  Avere le mani legate 

Transliteration: AH-veh-reh leh MAH-nee LEH-gah-teh

🇮🇹 Non posso aiutarti, ho le mani legate.

🗣️ Nohn POH-soh ah-yoo-TAHR-tee, oh leh MAH-nee LEH-gah-teh.

🇺🇸 I can't help you, my hands are tied.



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Italian

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How to say "to have one's hands tied" in Italian?

You can use the word "Avere le mani legate" which translates to "To have one's hands tied".

How to pronounce "Avere le mani legate" (to have one's hands tied) in Italian?

The word "Avere le mani legate" is pronounced as "AH-veh-reh leh MAH-nee LEH-gah-teh".

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