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gen. have on a tight leash (Anglophile); keep on a tight leash (Cole_World); keep someone on a short leash (bookworm)
amer. keep on a short leash (have/keep (someone) on a short/tight leash – to have a lot of control over someone's behaviour and allow them very little freedom to do what they want: He doesn't go out with the lads so much these days. Michelle keeps him on a tight leash Taras)
idiom. keep a tight rein on (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Makarov. have in leash; hold in leash; keep in leash
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gen. lead in a string; have on a string
Makarov. have someone on a string; lead someone in a string
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