rein
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- n one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
- n any means of control
he took up the reins of government - v control and direct with or as if by reins
rein a horse - v stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
They reined in in front of the post office - v stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
He reined in his horses in front of the post office - v keep in check
- So there is also much talk about the need for a new architecture--"a new Bretton Woods" was a phrase that echoed around Davos--to rein in global financial flows.
- Bousman and Zombie are both members of an emerging and collegial band of horror auteurs--unofficially known as the Splat Pack--who are given almost free rein and usually less than .
- I didn't rein in the leverage," Cayne later told Fortune.