a tight rein

The arrests are now moving quickly up the chain of command toward those who have long led the dark cabal on a tight rein.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

Eg. George keeps a tight rein on his children, but they still seem to get into trouble regularly.

If you didn't have such a tight rein on "your people" maybe they'd be among the people we'd turn to.

Fiscal policy-taxation and public spending-is being kept on a tight rein by an iron chancellor.

His domineering wife keeps him on a tight rein.

Likewise, keeping a tight rein on her own mistakes, she always pleased him.

As for JPMorgan Chase, it has kept a tight rein on risk, managed capital well and acquired sensibly.

The economic recovery is just gaining steam, unemployment remains high, and consumers are keeping a tight rein on spending.

That means steel makers are likely to keep a tight rein on production for fear of sending prices even lower.

We will have to keep a tight rein on expenditure in the next few months.

Fortunately the three other spirits will not stand for this and keep a tight rein on winter.

He steadied the horse with a tight rein.

Your mom really keeps a tight rein on you!

Protests are rare in China, with the government keeping a tight rein on any public gatherings and banning most demonstrations.

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