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
Ivica	-	Croatian, Serbian
RiČArdas	-	Lithuanian
Makbule	-	Turkish
Sameera (1)	-	Arabic
Shadrach	SHAD-rak (English), SHAY-drak (English)	Biblical
Miu	mee-oo	Japanese