put the clamps on someone/something

and put the clamps on

tv. 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Athill	['æðil]
Dijana	dee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Shahin	-	Persian
ŞEnay	-	Turkish
Deirbhile	-	Irish
Mathilde	ma-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish