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
Agrippina	-	Ancient Roman
DubhshlÁIne	-	Ancient Irish
Tatenda	-	Southern African, Shona
Crispin	KRIS-pin	English (Rare)
Izolda	ee-ZAWL-dah (Polish)	Georgian, Polish
Vasant	-	Indian, Marathi, Gujarati