embarrass vs tie someone's hands

embarrass

verb
  • To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct. 

  • To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands. 

  • to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. 

tie someone's hands

verb
  • To render someone powerless to act, to thwart someone. 

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