restrain from

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.
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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
Karachi, Nov 2 ( ANI ): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Najam Sethi has reportedly been served a contempt notice by the Islamabad High Court for not complying with its orders to restrain from functioning in his post and vacating the office.
Pak court issues contempt notice to Sethi for not 'vacating' PCB chairman's office