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Definition of rein in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rein in

phrasal verb
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rein somebody/something back | rein something in
  1. to start to control somebody/something more strictly synonym check
    • We need to rein back public spending.
    • She kept her emotions tightly reined in.
    homophones at reign
  2. to stop a horse or make it go more slowly by pulling back the reins
rein somebody/something in | rein something back
  1. to start to control somebody/something more strictly synonym check
    • She kept her emotions tightly reined in.
    • We need to rein back public spending.
    homophones at reign
  2. to stop a horse or make it go more slowly by pulling back the reins

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