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straitjacket

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Wilson said the album would be a “teenage symphony to God,” a piece of music so audacious it would unlock the straitjacket he felt was keeping pop music bland and predictable.

The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.

"When Man City were on top of the game they had a style of play and a freedom. Everybody has a role to play, but Guardiola will not put anyone in a straitjacket."

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These included freeing himself from chains, ropes, and straitjackets under water.

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“They took her away in a straitjacket, man,” he said in a 2009 interview with The Times.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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