clamp

They have clamped down on all protest and blocked any reference to Egypt on the Internet.
Le régime a banni toute référence à l’Egypte, sur Internet.
If I'd have clamped down on her— if I would have imposed restrictions— she would've just checked herself out of here, and I would have had no chance at trying to help her.
Si je lui avais fait la chasse si je lui avais imposé des restrictions elle serait partie et je n'aurais eu aucune chance de l'aider.
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