impinge on/uponsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithimpingeverbuk/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/us/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/
to have aneffecton something, oftencausingproblemsbylimitingit in some way:
The government'sspendinglimitswillseriouslyimpinge on theeducationbudget.
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- crowd
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- hamstring
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- non-exempt
- straitjacket
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown
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impingement