hand and foot

[hand and foot] {adv. phr.}

1. So that the hands and feet cannot be used. — Used with "bind" or a synonym.

* /The robbers bound him hand and foot and left him on the floor./

2. So that no tree action is possible. — Used with "bind" or a synonym.

* /If Mr. Jones signs that paper, he will be bound hand and foot./

3. See: WAIT ON HAND AND FOOT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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