tighten the reins

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tighten the reins

to start to control something or someone more carefully (often + on ) She has tightened the reins on her younger sons in an effort to curb their wild behaviour before it's too late.

See also: reins, tighten

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I like people to enjoy their rugby but it was time to tighten the reins and lay the law down. Stour are taking no chances by Birmingham Mail (England) But in seeing what this has done to our membership, we have started to tighten the reins on the service. Say no to overdraft fees because courtesy pay does not encourage ... by Anderson, Cary J. / Credit Union Times The unfolding deterioration in mortgage insurance portfolios has also prompted insurers to tighten the reins on underwriting. Mortgage captives' next step: what does the future hold for once ... by Hunley, Leighton / Mortgage Banking			tie hands tie in tie in a knot tie in knots tie in with tie into tie off tie one on tie onto tie the knot tie to tie traffic up tie up tied down tied to mother's apron strings tied up tiger tight tight as a drum tight as a tick tight as Dick's hatband tight race tighten tighten belt tighten on tighten the reins tighten the screws on tighten up tightfisted til the cows come home till till hell freezes over till kingdom come till the fat lady sings tilt tilt at windmills tilt back tilt to tilt toward timber time time after time time and again Time and tide wait for no man time flies Time flies when you're having fun time for time for a change time hangs heavy Time hangs heavy on hands time has come			Tight-junction tight-knit tight-knit tight-laced tight-lip syndrome tight-lipped tight-lipped tight-mouthed Tight-rope Tight-rope walker Tight-rope walking tightarsed tightass tighten tighten tighten tighten tighten (one's) belt tighten (one's) belt tighten (one's) belt tighten (one's) belt tighten belt tighten belt tighten belt tighten belt tighten belt tighten on tighten one's belt tighten the purse strings tighten the purse strings tighten the reins tighten the screw tighten the screw tighten the screw tighten the screws tighten the screws tighten the screws tighten the screws on tighten up tighten up tightened tightened tightened tightened tightened belt tightened belt tightened belt tightened belt tightened the purse strings tightened the purse strings tightened the screw tightened the screw tightened the screw tightened the screws tightened the screws tightened the screws tightener tightener tightener tightening tightening

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