دست و بال کسی بسته بودن

Question

1- از لحاظ اقتصادی

دست و بالم بسته است   /// دست و بالم تنگه

Hard up (for sth):

I was so hard up, I couldn't afford to buy food.

2- دست و بال کسی را بستن ، در تنگنا قرار داشتن 

clip someone's wings

My mother clipped my wings. I can't go out tonight.

She'll find that having a baby to look after will clip her wings more than she thinks

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Answer 1

Hi

Economically speaking these are what cross my mind

hard up

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hard+up

as poor as a church mouse

short of money

pressed for money

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pressed+for+money

Answer 2

to be in dire straits

Answer 3

feel/be tied down