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Discover Ludwig"put a crimp" is correct and usable in written English and can mean to cause trouble, interfere, or impede or to render (something) temporarily incapable of further use.
For example: "The hurricane put a crimp in our vacation plans."
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Wage stagnation may also put a crimp in spending.
The Depression put a crimp in his expansion dreams.
That has put a crimp on their business activities here.
All these gunslingers put a crimp on interviews.
"It's really put a crimp in what we're doing," Mr. Hynes said.
And now, with winter coming, snow will probably put a crimp in his profits.
That will put a crimp on the housing market and on consumer spending.
These expanding interests have put a crimp on the academy both physically and fiscally.
That sort of thing can really put a crimp on your day.
Didn't the reading problem put a crimp in his becoming an actor?
It could also put a crimp in his considerable donations to charity.
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