the dead hand of something
成語所屬單字dead
the dead hand of something — 慣用語
1. An influence that controls or limits something in a negative way.
1.慣用語
釋義
某事物的束縛
An influence that controls or limits something in a negative way.
例句
The dead hand of tradition prevents many changes in the village.
We must escape the dead hand of outdated regulations.