He kept just as tight a rein on the children when they would leave the house with him.

But even though he had tried to keep a rein on his emotions, he'd failed completely.

We keep a rather tight rein on our various Houses.

How the hell could he keep a rein on a woman who took off before sunrise?

But today he couldn't seem to keep a tight rein on his feelings.

Keeping a close rein on my temper, I set course.

He has a lot to learn, and we'll have to keep a rein on him.

But the family still keeps a tight rein over any military action.

Between them they kept a tight rein on the ship's course.

They, and his mother, kept a tight rein on things.