keep a tight rein on en · VERB
Meanings
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To exercise strict control over; keep in check.
Class "8F" 2-8-0 No. 48501 keeps a tight rein on heavily loaded northbound hoppers as it descends the 1 in 90 gradient.
1960 April, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 226, photo caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kept a tight rein on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept a tight rein on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keeping a tight rein on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| keeps a tight rein on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |