REIN SB/STH


Meaning of REIN SB/STH in English

back rein sb/sth back | ˌrein sth ↔ ˈin

1.

to start to control sb/sth more strictly

SYN check :

We need to rein back public spending.

She kept her emotions tightly reined in.

2.

to stop a horse or make it go more slowly by pulling back the reins

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.