straitjacket

He was seen as a deft negotiator of the centre ground, triangulating his way out of the straitjacket of traditional left-right politics.

He said the election's eligibility rules were a "straitjacket" that prevented "a true democratic presidential election being contested".

It makes the whole project less overwhelming — more a compass than a straitjacket.

Wilson said the album would be a “teenage symphony to God,” a piece of music so audacious it would unlock the straitjacket he felt was keeping pop music bland and predictable.

The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.