put a straitjacket on

It put a straitjacket on Congress’s ability to enforce it too, raising serious questions about whether even Congress could possibly satisfy the Supreme Court if it attempts to say that Trump cannot serve as president again.

“There’s an attempt to put a straitjacket on this expressive force,” he told reporters at the Berlin Film Festival, known as the Berlinale.

Eastlake might as well have put a straitjacket on Lewis and Clark’s shooters.

In a statement released in April, Brown said, "The practical effect of the court's decision is to put a straitjacket on local government at a time when maximum flexibility is needed."

“The practical effect of the court’s decision is to put a straitjacket on local government at a time when maximum flexibility is needed,” Brown said in a statement after Monday’s ruling.