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What is another word for straitjacket?

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A jacket-like garment that prevents the wearer from moving his or her arms

Something that impedes progress or movement

Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement

To deprive (someone or something) of freedom of movement or action

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Noun

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A jacket-like garment that prevents the wearer from moving his or her arms

straitwaistcoat

strait waistcoat

“The escapologist will put up a thousand good reasons to get into a regulation canvas straitjacket and escape within 90 seconds.”

Noun

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Something that impedes progress or movement

balk^US

baulk^UK

baulking^UK

balking^US

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

monkey wrench in the works

millstone around your neck

keeping under control

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“The government's chronic inability to raise domestic revenues has imposed a straitjacket on the current expenditure budget.”

Noun

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Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement

baulks^UK

balks^US

flies in the ointment

spanners in the works

defence^UK

defense^US

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Verb

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To deprive (someone or something) of freedom of movement or action

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

cramp someone's style

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

bring to screeching halt

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

throw monkey wrench in

queer someone's pitch

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put out of commission

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

do a disservice to

tell against

inflict a handicap on

give a disadvantage to

bring to a standstill

put a spoke in someone's wheel

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

prevent from making progress

throw a monkey wrench in the works

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench into

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

monopolize^US

bring someone to their knees

monopolise^UK

put on the back burner

act like a wet blanket

internalize^US

internalise^UK

employ delaying tactics

kick the can down the road

defend oneself against

take the wind out of your sails

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