Смысл: amnestied

amnesty1. [ʹæmnəstı] n
<Í> 1. амнистия
general [complete, partial] amnesty - общая [полная, частичная] амнистия
to proclaim [to grant] amnesty - объявить [дать] амнистию
to return home under an amnesty - быть освобождённым по амнистии, быть амнистированным
to be included in the amnesty - быть включённым в список амнистированных, попасть под амнистию
2. (все)прощение; желание, стремление забыть или простить (что-л.)
by mutual amnesty - простив друг другу прошлые обиды

2. [ʹæmnəstı] v
<Í> амнистировать; давать амнистию
to be amnestied - попасть под амнистию; быть освобождённым по амнистии

tied Идиома

fit to be tied

very angry, mad, see red He was fit to be tied when you said the accident was his fault.

hands are tied

be unable to act because others are in control, out of our hands I'm in favor of public health care but my hands are tied. I have to wait for a government decision.

piano tied to your ass

something preventing you from moving If you want coffee, make some! There's no piano tied to your ass.

tied down

have family or job responsibilities I never see him anymore as he is tied down because of his busy schedule at work.

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

tied up

busy, unable to help I'm tied up right now. I'm busy with a client.

with one hand tied behind one's back

Idiom(s): with one hand tied behind one's back AND with both hands tied behind one's back

Theme: EASY

under a handicap; easily.
• I could put an end to this argument with one hand tied behind my back.
• John could do this job with both hands tied behind his back.

tied to one's mother's apron strings

Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron strings

Theme: CONTROL

dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?

have one's hands tied

Idiom(s): have one's hands tied

Theme: LIMITATION

to be prevented from doing something.
• I can't help you. I was told not to, so I have my hands tied.
• John can help. He doesn't have his hands tied.

with both hands tied behind one's back

My hands are tied

If your hands are tied, you are unable to act for some reason.

tied to his mother's apron strings

someone (normally a man) who does what his mother tells him: "He didn't want to come out last weekend, because his mother disapproves of us. He's really tied to her apron strings!"

tongue-tied

when you can't say anything because you feel shy: "She's tongue-tied when she has to speak in public."

fit to be tied|fit|tied

fit to be tied¹ adj. phr., informal Very angry or upset. She was fit to be tied when she saw the broken glass.
fit to be tied² adv. phr., substandard Very hard.

Used for emphasis. Uncle Willie was laughing fit to be tied at the surprised look on Mother's face.

tied to one's mother's apron strings|apron|apron s

Not independent of your mother; not able to do anything without asking your mother. Even after he grew up he was still tied to his mother's apron strings.

tie, tied

tie, tied
In addition to the idioms beginning with tie and tied, also see fit to be tied; put on the feed bag; with one arm tied behind one's back.

tied to apron strings

tied to apron strings
Wholly dependent on or controlled by a woman, especially one's mother or wife. For example, At 25, he was still too tied to her apron strings to get an apartment of his own. This expression, dating from the early 1800s, probably alluded to apron-string tenure, a 17th-century law that allowed a husband to control his wife's and her family's property during her lifetime.

with one arm tied behind one's back

with one arm tied behind one's back
Also, with one hand; with one's eyes closed. Very easily, as in I can assemble that chair with one arm tied behind my back, or I could make a better dinner with one hand, or He can do that puzzle with his eyes closed. All these phrases are hyperbolic. Also see do blindfolded.