手も足も出ない

Reading

Kana: てもあしもでない
Romaji: temoashimodenai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude