confine vs tie hand and foot

confine

verb
  • To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. 

noun
  • Confinement, imprisonment. 

  • A boundary or limit. 

tie hand and foot

verb
  • Synonym of bind hand and foot 

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