pull the reins in on someone

Verb

Meaning

pull the reins in on someone (third-person singular simple present pulls the reins in on someone, present participle pulling the reins in on someone, simple past and past participle pulled the reins in on someone)

To restrict, curtail, curb.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

pull the pin pull the plug pull the plug on pull the reins in on something pull the rug pull the rug out from under