restrain

Related to restrain: liberty

restrain from (something)

1. To resist or hold back from doing something. A noun or pronoun is used between "restrain" and "from." I restrained from making snide remarks as he plodded through his utterly inept presentation. It can be hard for parents to restrain from doing everything for their children, but you've got to let them figure out how to function on their own.
2. To prevent or hold someone back from doing something. A noun or pronoun is used between "restrain" and "from." We restrained her from making any further comments during the press conference. The federal court is restraining the company from manufacturing the controversial product until its safety could be verified without a shadow of a doubt.
See also: restrain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

restrain someone from something

to prevent someone from doing something. I had to restrain her from hurting herself. I was unable to restrain myself from giggling at the wisecrack.
See also: restrain
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
  • add in
  • angle
References in periodicals archive
Ford points out that insurance claims can be invalidated if pets are not safely restrained.
Dogs posing real dangers
Kingsley, left, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest after being restrained for a prolonged period of time with a towel over his head at the Oleaster Health Unit in Birmingham.
Inquest victory
defined) she currently owes, but also she is restrained as to debtor
Restraining notices
Their subsequent report claims security guards, acting under the instruction of medical staff, would restrain patients - often vulnerable adults - for "prolonged periods of time" and without a proper assessment of their mental capacity or of any risk they pose to staff.
Patients 'locked up in hospital' - whistleblower
Asaram has no objection if the media ' correctly' reports court proceedings but wants speculative reports restrained
Asaram wants media kept out
Upon restricting the movement of the person's arms and legs, it becomes possible to bind and restrain the ankles and wrists.
Deaths during police intervention
The flight crew were considering making an emergency landing in Australia but decided against it once the rugby team had calmed the man down and restrained him.
Drunken airline passenger restrained by rugby team
LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court on Tuesday clarified that the producer of the film, 'The Legend of Maula Jatt', had not been restrained from any act he was entitled to in accordance with law.
LHC clarifies stay order on film production
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is further directed to take appropriate steps and restrain Deemed to be Universities from using the word 'University' within one month from today.
SC restrains all 'Deemed to be Universities' from offering distance education courses without permission
LAHORE -- An application has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking directions to restrain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan from utterances or actions threatening to overthrow the government.
Application filed against Imran Khan in LHC
(341) If the court's theory were taken to its limit, restraining notices could not be effective to restrain secured parties, even as to collateral as to which the debtor has a valuable equity.
Restraining notices
Passengers had to restrain him EYEWITNESS ANDY ELLWOOD
Scotch taped; PASSENGERS GLUE UNRULY DRUNK TO JET SEAT AFTER HE DOWNS DUTY FREE
Pathologist Dr Alison Arm, told Sefton coroner's court that the degree of force used to restrain 28 year-old Gary Jenner had been "considerable.
CHIP SHOP DEATH WAS 'INEVITABLE'
The patient was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital and police were later called to help restrain him.
Inquiry into man's death
Once we determined which restraints were used to restrain and not enable, the quality improvement initiative began.
Restraint reduction