"keep a tight rein on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps a tight rein on [present, singular, third-person], keeping a tight rein on [participle, present], kept a tight rein on [participle, past], kept a tight rein on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> a tight rein on}} keep a tight rein on (third-person singular simple present keeps a tight rein on, present participle keeping a tight rein on, simple past and past participle kept a tight rein on)
  1. To exercise strict control over; keep in check.
    Sense id: en-keep_a_tight_rein_on-en-verb-4TDmCgtS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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