Fred is getting out of hand. The boss undertook to rein him in a bit.
•The boss is trying to rein in Jane's enthusiasm.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rein in — verb 1. stop or slow up one s horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins (Freq. 2) They reined in in front of the post office • Syn: ↑rein • Derivationally related forms: ↑rein (for: ↑rein) … Useful english dictionary
rein in someone — rein in (someone/something) to control someone or something. We should rein in our spending, balance our budget, and stop borrowing. Critics say they have run the company as a personal kingdom, pocketing the profits and ignoring anyone who tried… … New idioms dictionary
rein in something — rein in (someone/something) to control someone or something. We should rein in our spending, balance our budget, and stop borrowing. Critics say they have run the company as a personal kingdom, pocketing the profits and ignoring anyone who tried… … New idioms dictionary
rein in — (someone/something) to control someone or something. We should rein in our spending, balance our budget, and stop borrowing. Critics say they have run the company as a personal kingdom, pocketing the profits and ignoring anyone who tried to rein… … New idioms dictionary
rein — ▪ I. rein rein 1 [reɪn] noun 1. keep a tight rein on something to control something strictly: • The finance director keeps a tight rein on spending. 2. take/hand over the reins to take or give someone control over an organization or country: • I … Financial and business terms
rein — rein1 [ reın ] noun count 1. ) usually plural a long narrow piece of leather fastened to a horse s head that the rider uses to control the horse a ) BRITISH a set of bands fastened around a small child that an adult holds so that the child can… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rein — I UK [reɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms rein : singular rein plural reins 1) a) [usually plural] a long narrow piece of leather fastened to a horse s head that the rider uses to control the horse b) British a set of bands fastened around a… … English dictionary
rein — rein1 [reın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: rene, from Latin retinere; RETAIN] 1.) [C usually plural] a long narrow band of leather that is fastened around a horse s head in order to control it →↑bridle 2.) give (full/free) rein to sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
rein — 1 noun (C) 1 also reins (plural) a long narrow band of leather that is fastened around a horse s head in order to control it 2 give (full/free) rein to to allow an emotion or feeling to be expressed freely: He gave free rein to his imagination… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep a tight rein on someone — keep a tight rein on (someone/something) to control someone or something carefully. Clarke has consistently pointed to the need to keep a tight rein on government finances. He kept a tight rein on his daughter … New idioms dictionary
keep a tight rein on something — keep a tight rein on (someone/something) to control someone or something carefully. Clarke has consistently pointed to the need to keep a tight rein on government finances. He kept a tight rein on his daughter … New idioms dictionary
