The cumbersome regulations acted like a corset, limiting the company's creativity.

corset 是名词，指"紧身胸衣"或"束腰"，是一种用来塑造身材的紧身内衣。在比喻用法中，corset 常用来形容"束缚"或"限制"，就像紧身衣会限制身体活动一样。