手も足も出ない

てもあしもでない

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 手 hand. Read as て.
• 足 foot. Read as あし.
• 出 out. Read as でる.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists