keep (someone) on a short leash

To maintain strict or tight control over someone; to not allow someone very much independence or autonomy. Ever since George nearly lost his life savings in a drunken poker match, his husband started keeping him on a short leash. The boss has kept her assistant on a short leash ever since she hired her.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Plamen	-	Bulgarian, Serbian
Tigernach	-	Irish
Oliwier	aw-LEEV-yer	Polish
Carter	['ka:tə]
Hidayat	-	Arabic, Indonesian
Skanda	-	Hinduism