tighten the reins

to start to control something or someone more carefully (often + on ) She has tightened the reins on her younger sons in an effort to curb their wild behaviour before it's too late.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Neacel	-	Scottish
Dipti	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
Baldev	-	Indian, Hindi
Yuuna	yoo:-nah	Japanese
Flavian	-	History
Aubry	['ɔ:bri]