rein sth in
— phrasal verb with rein uk/reɪn/us/reɪn/verb
(HORSE)
to make a horse go more slowly or stop by pulling on its reins
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- puissance
- riderless
- riding habit
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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(ACTIVITY)
also rein sth back to control an emotion, activity, or situation to prevent it from becoming too powerful:
We tried to rein in our excitement and curiosity.
Reports today suggest consumers are already reining back spending.
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- heel
- hook
- preside over sth
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- rein
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