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short leash

noun

Definitions

  1. A strict set of rules, or great scrutiny or oversight which limit one's freedom of action.

    • The employee was put on probation after her latest mistakes and given a short leash.
    • Their supervisors keep the workers on a short leash.
    • That's Don Pianta's daughter, Francesca. She's head-over-heels for Frankie. Seems like she's got Frankie on a pretty short leash, but... Hey they're happy, right?

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