straitjacket

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

strait·jacket [straitjacket straitjackets straitjacketed straitjacketing] (also straight·jacket)BrE [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] NAmE [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] noun
1. a piece of clothing like a jacket with long arms which are tied to prevent the person wearing it from behaving violently. Straitjackets are sometimes used to control people who are mentally ill.
2. (disapproving)a thing that stops sth from growing or developing
•the straitjacket of taxation
See also: ↑straightjacket