Idiom
Tight rein.
If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully.
Exact(39)
They're on a tighter rein, too.
| Consultants may face tighter rein from Albany.
A smaller company will mean a leaner staff and a tighter rein on salaries.
Kept on a tighter rein, though, she and Mr. Chamberlin could both be first-rate.
In return, it wants a tighter rein on public spending and more say in fighting drugs and other security issues.
A tighter rein on public spending is another possible response, but the budget is already in surplus.
Similar(20)
With their kids' college bills and own retirements approaching, he was interested in getting tighter reins on their finances.
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.
The author has a very tight rein on our sightlines.
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