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have on a short leash
have on a short leash
have/keep
somebody
on a short/tight leash
to have a lot of control over someone's behaviour and allow them very little freedom to do what they want
He doesn't go out with the lads so much these days. Michelle keeps him on a tight leash.
See also:
have
,
leash
,
on
,
short
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Asun
AH-soon
Spanish
Habakkuk
HAB-ə-kək
(English)
, hə-BAK-ək
(English)
Biblical
Keith
KEETH
English, Scottish
Adalberto
ah-dahl-BER-to
(Italian, Spanish)
, ə-dəl-BER-too
(Portuguese)
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Gheorghe
-
Romanian
Samppa
SAHMP-pah
Finnish
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