bind hands behind one's back

From LSJ

κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίωςdeath is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

ὀπίσω τὼ χεῖρε δεῖν

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