rein something ↔ in

(also rein something ↔ back British English) phrasal verbphr v

a) CONTROLto start to control a situation more strictly 开始对…严加控制

The government is reining in public expenditure.

政府正在收紧公共开支。

b) DSHto make a horse go more slowly by pulling on the reins 用缰绳勒马〔使慢行〕

Examples from the Corpus

rein in• Bandelier did prompt his parents to take steps to rein Kip in.• Impressions gleaned in childhood and rein forced in adolescence cling like limpets into adulthood despite valiant efforts to shake them off.• I was used to riding with my reins hanging in festoons.• Hawkins was dozing on his seat, the reins loose in his hands.• I sat snug in the tooled leather saddle, the reins lying easily in one hand.• Just those in power want to keep their hands on the reins and in the tills.• Cadogan reins him in, you know.

→ rein something ↔ in at rein2(1)