dead hand of the past

• Метафорическое выражение, обозначающее продолжающееся влияние или контроль прошлых традиций, законов или решений, которые препятствуют прогрессу или изменениям в настоящем.

A metaphorical expression referring to the continuing influence or control of past traditions, laws, or decisions that hinder progress or change in the present.

1. Outdated influenceC1formal

   The continuing and often negative influence of past traditions, laws, or practices that hinder progress or change.

   Мертвая хватка прошлого

   • The dead hand of the past still controls many of our outdated regulations.
   • Economic growth is often stifled by the dead hand of the past.
   • The country struggles to modernize under the dead hand of the past.