They feel that the euro will put the European economy in a straitjacket, destroying its flexibility and stifling its growth.

Oni misle da će euro ograničiti evropsku privredu time što će uništiti njenu fleksibilnost i usporiti njen rast.


straitjacket |ˈstrātˌjakət|(also straightjacket )
noun
a strong garment with long sleeves that can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient.

• used in reference to something that restricts freedom of action, development, or expression: the government is operating in an economic straitjacket.

verb ( straitjackets, straitjacketing, straitjacketed ) [ with obj. ]
restrain with a straitjacket.
• impose severely restrictive measures on (a person or activity): the treaty should not be used as a tool to straitjacket international trade.