Synonym: draw rein, harness, rein in, rule. Similar words: wherein, figure in, reinforce, reinforced, reinstate, interfere in, come into being, reign. Meaning: [reɪn] 
n. 1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse 2. any means of control. v. 1. control and direct with or as if by reins 2. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins 3. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins 4. keep in check.
n. 1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse 2. any means of control. v. 1. control and direct with or as if by reins 2. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins 3. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins 4. keep in check. 
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31. No, it was thanks to my culinary abilities that Marie-Claude gave me free rein of both her kitchen and her bedchamber.
32. She believed the best way to keep a company profitable was to hire good people and give them a lot of rein.
33. Further spotlighting that metamorphosis, Bush's budget used tones of moderation to describe its effort to rein in spending.
34. Our role has been to put forward practical suggestions - and sometimes to rein in the larger ambitions of our partners.
35. Jennie told Katharine to keep pushing with her inside leg and holding him with the outside rein to stop him walking forward. Sentencedict.com
36. But at that minute, having allowed them free rein, guilt and self-condemnation were riding her hard.
37. The result has been that recent chancellors have been able to give free rein to their tax-reforming ambitions.
38. So, goes the conspiracy, the Foreign Office can now give free rein to its instinctive Arabism.
39. Despite bad moods and worse manners, the car could always be tamed by appreciation, patience and just enough rein.
40. But Puerto Rico is relying on Big Government to rein in crime and address festering social problems in the developments.
41. He runs City Hall like a small family business and keeps everybody on a short rein.
42. While watching him at work she impulsively asked to borrow his materials and followed his advice to give her imagination free rein.
43. A determination to rein in the president also lay behind the Case Act that became law in 1972.
44. I would discuss the script, say, on proportional representation, and then give him free rein.
45. In this book I ask you to abandon your conservatism and allow your curiosity full rein.
46. But it was all done on a light rein and with the minimum of paperwork.
47. It is interesting to note how a horse will shy more on one rein than another depending on which is his stiff rein.
48. In practice, Mr Ozal keeps both cabinet and party on a short rein.
49. Her only chance of survival, she felt, was to keep a tight rein over her feelings and words.
50. The special conditions at Westminster are one part of the explanation of the relatively free rein given to counter-insurgency and covert activity.
51. I tend to keep a tight rein at first, and gradually relax as I get to know them.
52. The only viable route to a future of growth is to allow these basic human activities free rein.
53. The strategy of bartering, mentioned earlier is one way to rein in the cost of a date.
54. Such as he can not comprehend that which prompts others to give their heart free rein!
55. Impressions gleaned in childhood and rein forced in adolescence cling like limpets into adulthood despite valiant efforts to shake them off.
56. Bandelier did prompt his parents to take steps to rein Kip in.
57. Closing his eyes wasn't much better, because it gave his imagination full rein.
58. As he drove he was able to allow his thoughts a free rein.
59. You'd be given free rein to run the show how you wanted it.
60. Retail sales have fallen by about half in recent weeks as nervous consumers rein in spending.
More similar words: wherein, figure in, reinforce, reinforced, reinstate, interfere in, come into being, reign, foreign, freight, foreigner, reiterate, foreign aid, sovereign, third reich, EIN, sovereignty, foreign policy, reign of terror, come in, skein, lie in, done in, vote in, tune in, take in, fade in, give in, cave in, rope in.