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handbrake

/ ˈ³óæ²Ô»åËŒ²ú°ù±ðɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a brake operated by a hand lever
  2. the lever that operates the handbrake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper said: "Trying to boost growth without fixing our trading relationship with Europe is like driving with the handbrake on."

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The Liberal Democrat's Treasury spokeswoman Daisy Cooper said Reeves had "put the handbrake on the economy with her misguided jobs tax" - a reference to the rise to the National Insurance paid by businesses.

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"Everybody seems to have put the handbrake on," he said.

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Injuries have acted as a persistent handbrake on Raducanu's career since she won the US Open as a teenager in 2021.

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"Release the handbrake" was the cry for much of Southgate’s reign - on this night, the doors fell off and the engine exploded.

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