put the clamps on

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put the clamps on someone or something and put the clamps on

Sl. to impede or block someone or something; to restrain or restrict someone. Fred had to put the clamps on Tony, who was rushing his work too much. Tony is getting a little anxious. Time to put on the clamps.

See also: clamp, put

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According to a Fox Sports report, skipper Ricky Ponting has hinted that the tourists are considering tinkering with their attack at Headingley and seeking greater control to put the clamps on England's middle order of Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior. Oz pacer Clark under consideration for fourth Ashes test by Asian News International The pair rotated the strike well, particularly when Lionel Baker, in for injured Jerome Taylor (calf strain), and Brendan Nash, who replaced Kieron Pollard, put the clamps on in mid-innings. Debut ton for Guptill is in vain by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) So, if you can put the clamps on him, then you make the offense one-dimensional. Good in the short run; Pats rush `D' leads league by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			put over the top put own house in order put paid to put pen to paper put people or things together put people's heads together put plainly put pressure on put right put roots down put shirt on put shoulder to the wheel put some creature out of its misery put some distance between put some teeth into put teeth into Put that in your pipe and smoke it! put the arm on put the bite on put the blame on put the boot in put the brakes on put the cart before the horse put the cat among the pigeons put the chill on put the clamps on put the clock back put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on Put the flags out! put the frighteners on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the knife in put the lid on put the make on put the mockers on put the pedal to the metal put the record straight put the roses in cheeks put the screws on put the seal on put the skids on put the skids under put the squeeze on put thinking cap on put through put through hell put through paces			Put String Put swaption Put Swaptions put teeth in put teeth in something put teeth into put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it put that in pipe and smoke it Put that in your pipe and smoke it Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Put That Stuff on Paper put the arm on put the bite on put the blame on put the blame on put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot put the boot in put the brakes on put the cart before the horse put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the cat among the pigeons put the chill on put the clamps on put the clock back put the clocks back put the clocks back put the clocks back put the clocks back put the clocks forward put the clocks forward put the clocks forward put the clocks forward put the fear of God put the fear of God put the fear of God put the fear of God put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the fear of God into put the fear of God into put the fear of God into put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on put the finger on put the finger on put the finger on put the finger on put the flag out put the flag out put the flag out put the flag out put the flag out

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