- cramp style
- cramp (someone's) style
to prevent someone from doing something freely, esp. something they enjoy.
Bringing her mother along on the trip would definitely cramp her style.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cramp style
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cramp someone's style — To restrict someone s movements or actions • • • Main Entry: ↑cramp * * * cramp someone’s style phrase to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
cramp — ► NOUN 1) painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles. 2) a tool for clamping two objects together. 3) (also cramp iron) a metal bar with bent ends for holding masonry together. ► VERB 1) restrict or inhibit the development of. 2)… … English terms dictionary
cramp someone's style — cramp (someone s) style to prevent someone from doing something freely, esp. something they enjoy. Bringing her mother along on the trip would definitely cramp her style … New idioms dictionary
cramp your style — see ↑cramp, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑style … Useful english dictionary
cramp — cramp1 [kramp] n. [ME crampe < OFr, bent, twisted < Frank * kramp; akin to MDu & MLowG krampe: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a sudden, painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles from chill, strain, etc. 2. partial local paralysis … English World dictionary
cramp someone's style — ► cramp someone s style informal prevent a person from acting freely or naturally. Main Entry: ↑cramp … English terms dictionary
cramp somebody's style — cramp sb s ˈstyle idiom (informal) to stop sb from behaving in the way they want to • She didn t want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style. Main entry: ↑crampidiom … Useful english dictionary
cramp — cramp1 [kræmp] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: crampe, perhaps from Low German krampe; CRAMP2] 1.) [U and C] a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cramp — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a severe pain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part of your body: I woke up in the middle of the night with cramp in my leg. | have/get cramp BrE have/get… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cramp — [[t]kræ̱mp[/t]] cramps, cramping, cramped 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of… … English dictionary
