tight rein
Example Sentences
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Jhye Richardson supported Payne with three wickets for 32 as the Scorchers kept a tight rein on the Sixers' scoring.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
It said it will remain agile to respond to changes in global trade and keep a tight rein on costs moving forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Energy output has yet not reached pre-pandemic levels as companies have kept a tight rein on production, pressuring pipeline operators' transport volumes.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2023
Given the economic uncertainty, small businesses will have to keep a tight rein on costs and run their operations as efficiently as possible, said Ray Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Her mama kept a tight rein on her and I wasn’t too sure that her mother liked me, but I came up most weekends or days that I had off.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
