[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm having trouble understanding the idiom 'Your hands are tied.' Can you help me translate it into Italian so I can better comprehend its meaning and use it in context?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The idiom 'Your hands are tied' means that someone is unable to take action or make a decision because they are restricted by circumstances or rules. The correct translation in Italian is 'Le sue mani sono legate.' This phrase is used to convey that someone's ability to act is limited or restricted in some way."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's very helpful, thank you! So, if I want to say 'Your hands are tied' in a sentence, I would say 'Le sue mani sono legate'?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's correct! However, please note that the subject of the sentence might change the translation slightly. For example, if you're saying'my hands are tied,' the translation would be 'Le mie mani sono legate,' and if you're saying 'his hands are tied,' it would be 'Le sue mani sono legate' for formal 'he' or 'Le sue mani sono legate' for formal'she'. For plural subjects, it would be 'Le loro mani sono legate'."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I see what you mean about the subject changing the translation. What about using 'your hands are tied' in a sentence as a figure of speech? How would I use 'Le sue mani sono legate' in context?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Using 'Le sue mani sono legate' in a sentence as a figure of speech would be similar to how you use 'your hands are tied' in English. For example, you could say 'La direzione dice che le sue mani sono legate a causa delle nuove regole,' which translates to 'The management says that their hands are tied because of the new rules.' This conveys that the management is restricted from taking certain actions due to the new rules."}]