STRAIGHTJACKET


Meaning of STRAIGHTJACKET in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But in practice, for the great majority of schools, the selection procedure acted as a straightjacket .

It was like being in a straightjacket .

The parliamentary straightjacket which the Labour Party had placed itself in was inimical to violent change.

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