hog-tied
Example Sentences
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With Black essentially hog-tied, White translates positional dominance into concrete gain: 29.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Daniels' lawman Del Harris is such a man, your standard emotionally hog-tied dude holding all his passions close to his bulletproof vest.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2021
You tried to portray Al Franken as the mean hog-tied boss from "9 to 5" and yourself as a Jane Fonda working gal heroine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2017
Apple has to do some serious innovation in displays to avoid being hog-tied by its competitors.
From Forbes ● Jun. 14, 2013
Leo scooped up the Archimedes sphere and ran over to Jason, who was still hanging upside down, thoroughly hog-tied except for his sword arm.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
