👉 "Straitjacket" is a phrase or idiom that refers to a situation where someone, usually a person of authority or influence in a certain group, is held in a position of power or control by others who are not willing to relinquish their own authority. This can be used as a metaphor for a situation where one party holds another party in a bind or is unable to make decisions on their own. The term comes from the Latin word "strait," which means narrow, and