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Meanings of tight leash in English

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Usage of tight leash in English
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It has also kept local government investment on a fairly tight leash.
Reuters
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China's Communist Party leaders keep a tight leash on the country's military.
Reuters
3
She kept him at home a lot, kept him on a tight leash.
Big bosoms and square jaws
4
Fache was keeping his prey on a very tight leash tonight.
The Da Vinci Code
5
When buying a racehorse, keep your emotions on a tight leash.
BBC
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Since the Dubrovka theatre siege, the media had been put on a tight leash.
The Guardian
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Wildness strained at the end of the tight leash Thomas kept on his behavior.
Witch blood
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As an only child, her mother tried to keep her on a tight leash.
Reuters
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He recognized that they couldn't be kept on such a tight leash for much longer.
Great house: a novel
10
Martino must've kept him on a very tight leash.
Something about You
11
Islamic groups, kept on a tight leash under Mubarak, are also critical of the election law.
The Guardian
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He treated all witnesses with equal courtesy and kept his parliamentary colleagues on a tight leash.
The Irish Times
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Some NGO workers saw it as a deliberate policy to keep them on a tight leash.
Reuters
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Ha, I see you require a tight leash.
The Oracle Glass
15
Bernie stood a few meters away with that scruffy hound of hers on a tight leash.
Coalition's End
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Berlusconi has kept his party hawks on a tight leash for months, saying the government must continue.
Reuters
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