گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'a tight rein on'

1 general:: Strict control over, as in We told them to keep a tight rein on spending for the next year. This expression alludes to the nar row strap (rein) attached to a bit and used to control a horse's movements. Rein has been used to refer to any kind of restraint since the first half of the 1400s.