Sentence examples for keep a tight from inspiring English sources

Beijing promised to keep a tight policy leash on property.

Like most families, we try to keep a tight rein on discretionary spending.

Consumers, and not just hapless bachelors, should keep a tight grip on their wallets.

It was a windy day, and he had to keep a tight hold of his typescript.

Its strain of authoritarianism tends to keep a tight lid on public demonstrations.

That, he says, is what prompts him to keep a tight leash on his operation.

In that case, Mr. Hun Sen could keep a tight reign on any trial.

So they are determined to keep a tight rein on ring tones.

Robinson, the Johnson-manqué, liked to keep a tight hold on his Stop the Week court.

She urged me to keep a tight grip on my bag, her face full of concern.

But her hands were damaged when she jumped and she can't keep a tight grip.