be on a tight leash

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dawid	DAH-veet (Polish)	Polish, Biblical Hebrew
Anargul	-	Kazakh
SelİM	-	Turkish
Teodora	te-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Cal	KAL	English
SemİH	-	Turkish