10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRAMP SOMEONE'S STYLE»
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
US style cramp someone's style: see CRAMP. like it is going out of style: see like
it is going out of fashion at FASHION. succeed nothing succeeds like success
success leads to opportunities for further and greater successes. proverb suck go
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... cramped To cramp something is to prevent it from developing or being
expressed: Criticizing children for spelling errors may cramp their creative talents.
t> phrase For cramp someone's style see style. Cramped /'krampt/ adjective A
cramped ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
cramp. cramp someone's style prevent a person from acting freely or naturally.
informal. crash. crash and burn fail spectacularly. North American informal
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... restrain, limit, constrain, confine, cramp; hamper, hinder, impede, tie down,
interfere with, slow, obstruct, block, handicap, hamstring, shackle, encumber,
inhibit, check, curb; tie someone's hands, cramp someone's style; rare cumber,
trammel.
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2 (of handwriting) with icuerx too close together, making it hard to read, cramp
someone's style restrict someone's free expression. < Middle French crampe.
cranberry ('kraenbari) n a small red acid berry, used in making jellies and sauces;
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The Chambers Dictionary
cramp someone's style to restrict someone's movements or actions; writer's
cramp a common disease affecting those in the habit of constant writing, the
muscles refusing to respond only when an attempt to write is made (also called
scrivener's ...
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Little Red Book of Idioms and Phrases
... and energetically From the cradle to the grave All through a person's life, from
beginning to end Cramp someone's style Prevent a person from acting freely or
naturally Cream your jeans Experience strong emotions of delightand excitement
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... it is said to be. cramp cramp (someone's) style see style. creature (one's)
creature comforts (often facet) things (food, alcohol, warmth etc) contributing to (
one's) physical pleasure: His house is most luxurious — he likes his creature
comforts.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... it is said to be. cramp cramp (someone's) style see style. creature (one's)
creature comforts (often facet) things (food, alcohol, warmth etc) contributing to (
one's) physical pleasure: His house is most luxurious — he likes his creature
comforts.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
