rein in
English
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Verb
[edit]rein in (third-person singular simple present reins in, present participle reining in, simple past and past participle reined in)
- To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins
- (figurative) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.
- The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.
- 2023 January 23, Isabella Simonetti, quoting Daniel Ek, “Spotify to Lay Off 6% of Its Work Force”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- “As you are well aware, over the last few months we’ve made a considerable effort to rein in costs, but it simply hasn’t been enough,” Daniel Ek, Spotify’s chief executive, said in a note to employees on Monday.
Translations
[edit]stop or slow a horse
stop or slow something
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