Sekirov Dictionary

pull the reins in on someone

verb1

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To restrict, curtail, curb.
- Yes and I ain't sayin' you ain't pretty, / All I'm sayin's I'm not ready / For any person, place or thing / To try and pull the reins in on me. — 1966

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pulled the reins in on someone · pulling the reins in on someone · pulls the reins in on someone

pull the reins in on something

verb1

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To restrict, curtail, curb; to slow down or reduce.
- It's anyone's guess whether Union Carbide Industrial Gases will ever pull the reins in on network projects in the face of slow business. — 1989

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pulled the reins in on something · pulling the reins in on something · pulls the reins in on something

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