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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> (<span word="politically">politically</span>)”. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Politically">Politically</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="YourDictionary">YourDictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> – <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> – <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1642, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="Physically">Physically</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="would">would</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="politically">politically</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="trail">trail</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tied">tied</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="elected">elected</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realizes">realizes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="foes">foes</span> <span word="wrestle">wrestle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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