choke [sth] off, choke off [sth]vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game."
figurative (restrict [sth] severely)
制约，限制
打断，终止
We believe that the government's economic policy has choked off the recovery.