束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínallow oneself to beseized without putting up a fight; give oneself up;submit to arrest with folded arms
? 寧王鬧了兩年，不想被新建伯王守仁一陣殺敗，～。(《儒林外史》106)At the end of two years,the prince was defeated and captured by Count Wang Shouren,and his puppet officials were either killed or fled. 束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qín就：接近。把手捆起來(lái)等著人家來(lái)抓。形容沒(méi)有力量反抗或脫身。be at one’s wits end, allow oneself to be seized without putting up a fight, just stand still to be bound |