TO KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON SB/STH

Meaning of TO KEEP A TIGHT REIN ON SB/STH in English

to control sb/sth carefully or strictly

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of thight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English reine, rene, from Middle French rene, resne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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KEEP
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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TIGHT — (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight …
Английский словарь Webster
REIN — (v. t.) To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
Английский словарь Webster
TIGHT — ( superl. ) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — — tightly , adv. — tightness , n. /tuyt/ , adj. tighter, tightest , adv., tighter, tightest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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REIN — — reinless , adj. /rayn/ , n. 1. Often, reins . a leather strap, fastened to each end of the …
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KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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TIGHT — I. ˈtīt adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REIN — I. ˈrān noun Etymology: Middle English reine, from Anglo-French resne, reine, from Vulgar Latin * retina, from Latin retinēre to …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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TIGHT — p.p. of tie. 2. tight ·superl handy; adroit; brisk. 3. tight ·- of tie. 4. tight ·superl somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. …
Webster English vocab
REIN — vi to be guided by reins. 2. rein ·vt to govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
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TIGHT — [tight] adj [alter. of earlier thight close set, dense, of Scand origin; akin to ON thettr tight; akin to MHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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REIN — [rein] n [ME reine, fr. MF rene, fr. (assumed) VL retina, fr. L retinere to restrain--more at retain] (14c) 1: …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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TIGHT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REIN — / reɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually pl. ] a long narrow leather …
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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TIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REIN — I. rein 1 /reɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rene , from Latin …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REIN — n. & v. --n. (in sing. or pl.) 1 a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REIN — n. & v. n. (in sing. or pl.) 1 a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Oxford English vocab
REIN — n. & v. --n. (in sing. or pl.) 1. a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
TIGHT — ( tighter, tightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REIN — ( reins, reining, reined) 1. Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse’s neck which are used to …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
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TIGHT — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or shoes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a firm/tight grip ▪ The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES keep a tight grip/hold/rein on sth (= control it very firmly ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REIN — [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition]If you rein in/back a horse or rein a horse in/back, you make it …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
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REIN
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