be kept on a tight leash

To be strictly controlled (by someone); to not be allowed very much independence or autonomy. George has been kept on a tight leash by his husband ever since he gambled away their life savings at a poker match. Everyone feels like they've been kept on a tight leash ever since that new manager took over.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FernÃO	-	Portuguese
RoŽĖ	-	Lithuanian
Frederica	frə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)	Portuguese, English
Ernest	UR-nəst (English)	English, French, Slovene, Polish
HanİFe	-	Turkish
Madhavi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi