constrain from doing
constrain (one) from (doing something)
To prevent or hinder one from doing something. For years, stage fright constrained me from singing in public.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
constrain someone from doing something
to prevent someone from doing something; to hold someone back from doing something. I hope this doesn't constrain you from trying out for the play. His handicap did not constrain him from finishing the race.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- constrain
- constrain (one) from (doing something)
- tie (one) down
- tie down
- tied down
- close the door to (something)
- cull (someone or something) out of (something)
- cull out of
- go out of
- do somebody no favours