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straitjacket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | straightjacket |
| Type of | garment |
straitjacket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, balk, impediment |
they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket.
the government is operating in an economic straitjacket.
Examples of straitjacket
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What seems straightforward can become a straitjacket if families aren't careful.
From the foxbusiness.com
But the euro has become a straitjacket for troubled economies trying to recover.
From the nytimes.com
The country might be better served if someone provided King with a straitjacket.
From the denverpost.com
The one you get into like a straitjacket and is tied in the back with a shoelace?
From the washingtonpost.com
And once the straitjacket gets a bit looser, there will be so many opportunities.
From the economist.com
Yet the life jacket of one generation can become the straitjacket of the next.
From the time.com
The public are already rebelling against the present two-party voting straitjacket.
From the independent.co.uk
One scene showed the man donning a straitjacket and being chained to railway tracks.
From the guardian.co.uk
They also are not tightly bound in the straitjacket of the Democratic Party.
From the denverpost.com
- Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
- A garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
- A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves and which is typically used to restrain a person who may otherwise cause harm to him/herself and others. ...
- Straitjacket were a comedy duo from North East England, who wrote original comedy sketches. A lot of their material was transferred to the screen by the original three members: Tom Bennett, Keith Dickinson and Ian Todd. ...
- (The Straitjackets) Los Straitjackets are an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis (formerly of Raybeats) and Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. ...
- A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others; A metaphor used to describe a range of situations seen as (unpleasantly? ...
