cramp someone's style

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Am I cramping your style? — Я тебе мешаю?

Don't cramp my style, you crocodile! — Сваливай отсюда, не видишь, я с девушкой

To ask him to keep regular hours would really be cramping his style — Он не будет соблюдать никакого режима. Это выбило бы его из привычной колеи

I hope this doesn't cramp your style but could you please not hum while you work? — Я надеюсь, вам не составит труда прекратить мурлыкать себе под нос на работе

I'm taking her out tonight and it would rather cramp my style if you came along — Я хочу с ней сегодня куда-нибудь сходить, и ты мне просто будешь мешать

It cramped her style to talk to me in this local public place — Для нее было неловко и непривычно разговаривать со мной в этом общественном месте

Do you find that this cramps your style? — Вас это смущает?

To tell the truth she cramps my style a bit. She's so efficient that she gives me an inferiority complex — Она такая деловитая, что мне становится не по себе. У меня появляется что-то вроде комплекса неполноценности

I think this lends to cramp their style — Я думаю, что это не дает им развернуться по-настоящему


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • cramp someone's style — To restrict someone s movements or actions • • • Main Entry: ↑cramp * * * cramp someone’s style phrase to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cramp someone's style — cramp (someone s) style to prevent someone from doing something freely, esp. something they enjoy. Bringing her mother along on the trip would definitely cramp her style …   New idioms dictionary

  • cramp someone's style — ► cramp someone s style informal prevent a person from acting freely or naturally. Main Entry: ↑cramp …   English terms dictionary

  • cramp someone's style —    If you cramp someone s style you do something to prevent them from behaving freely, or performing to the best of their ability.     I can t paint with people watching me it cramps my style! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cramp someone's style — verb to restrict someones free actions, or to give the impression of such. I dont want my Mum to go to the party shed really cramp my style …   Wiktionary

  • cramp someone's style — to make someone feel that they cannot behave in the way they want Having his little sister at the party kind of cramped his style …   English dictionary

  • cramp someone's style — informal prevent a person from acting freely or naturally. → cramp …   English new terms dictionary

  • cramp — ► NOUN 1) painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles. 2) a tool for clamping two objects together. 3) (also cramp iron) a metal bar with bent ends for holding masonry together. ► VERB 1) restrict or inhibit the development of. 2)… …   English terms dictionary

  • cramp style — cramp (someone s) style to prevent someone from doing something freely, esp. something they enjoy. Bringing her mother along on the trip would definitely cramp her style …   New idioms dictionary

  • cramp — cramp1 [kramp] n. [ME crampe < OFr, bent, twisted < Frank * kramp; akin to MDu & MLowG krampe: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a sudden, painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles from chill, strain, etc. 2. partial local paralysis …   English World dictionary

  • style — [[t]sta͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦ styles, styling, styled 1) N COUNT: with supp, also in adj N The style of something is the general way in which it is done or presented, which often shows the attitudes of the people involved. Our children s different needs and …   English dictionary


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