short leash

A phrase that highlights one's lack of independence or autonomy due to being strongly controlled by another. George has been on a short leash with his husband ever since he gambled away their life savings at a poker match. Everyone feels like they're on a short leash at the office ever since that new manager took over.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Trahaearn	-	Welsh
Ing	-	Germanic Mythology
Koresh	-	Biblical Hebrew
Jacopo	YAH-ko-po	Italian
Brandie	BRAN-dee	English
Rabindra	-	Bengali