bind hands behind one's back
From LSJ
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
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