Idiom
Tight rein.
If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully.
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That tight rein on costs has kept investors satisfied.
Investigative reporters need to be kept on a tight rein.
Canadian banks have also kept tight rein on developers.
Everything and everyone is on a tight rein.
Manze keeps a tight rein but lets the music blossom.
The author has a very tight rein on our sightlines.
The orchestra was kept on a tight rein throughout.
Like most families, we try to keep a tight rein on discretionary spending.
The central bank action Friday was aimed at keeping a tight rein on consumer prices.
A reasonably tight rein is kept on the prices, with most bottles £4 -£4.50.
So they are determined to keep a tight rein on ring tones.
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