put the clamps on so/sth

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put the clamps on (so/sth) definition


and put the clamps on
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    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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Put the clamps on so/sth is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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