hog-tie
hog-tie {v.}, {informal}
1. To tie (an animal) so it is unable to move or escape.
The Cowboy caught a calf and hog-tied it.
2. To make someone unable to act freely; limit.
The welfare worker wanted to help at once, but rules and regulations hog-tied her, so she could only report the case.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
