| 单词 | keep someone on a short leash |
| 释义 | keep someone on a short leash or keep someone on a tight leash to control someone carefully and only allow them a small amount of freedom to do what they want The government strove to impress the country with its calm reasonableness and keptits troops on a tight leash. |
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