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Synonyms for rein

give (a) free rein to something or someone

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  • give a free hand (to)
  • give carte blanche (to)
  • give a blank cheque (to)
  • remove restraints (from)
  • indulge
  • let go
  • give way to
  • give (someone) his or her head

rein something in or back: check

rein something in or back: bridle

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Synonyms for rein

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Synonyms for rein

one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

any means of control

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control and direct with or as if by reins

stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

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stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

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Ces maladies sont responsables de lesions des petites arteres qui detruisent les glomerules renaux et alterentle fonctionnement des reins.C'est pourquoi il est important de depister precocement la maladie renale chez ces personnes car une prise en charge precoce en ralentit la progression.
You speed the horse up and slow it down without taking control of the head" with the reins.
HANDING OVER THE REINS...Margaret Dalton (left) and Pat Evans.
That year, Popular Mechanics ran a photo of the Power-Horse headlined: "Tractor Driven Like Dobbin Responds to Farmer's Reins."
"I was supposed to lean back, but the reins didn't stretch far enough, so I had to lean forward and that's why I fell.
Once they are too old for reins, hold their hand and don't let them run ahead.
He includes the lunge, long reins, and work between the pillars, starting from the first training session to free long reins.
Leighton Aspell just twitched the reins and Migwell pulled clear, quickly putting the result beyond doubt with a 15-length lead coming to the last.
maintain "large armies and air forces, atomic energy, central intelligence, war production boards and the attendant centralization of power in Washington--even with Truman at the reins of it all." In fact, he contended, "we have got to accept Big Government for the duration--for neither an offensive nor a defensive war can be waged ...
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Kris stood in her stirrups and nayed, "As an avid horsewoman, I know he handed over the reins (attached to the bridle).
And he would not fully relinquish the reins to his oldest daughter, Marilyn, until he was 84 years old and she was nearly 60.
Most folks, when trying to set the direction of an organization like a parish or a school, or indeed, the universal church, tend to grip the reins tightly.
The well-paced song lineup covers her career from Angel With a Lariat through Invincible Summer, including such disparate numbers as her showstopping version of Roy Orbison's "Crying," the country rave-up "Big Boned Gal," her surprising hit "Constant Craving," and her perky '60s homage "Summerfling." She also reprises my personal favorite, "Pullin' Back the Reins," and comparing the new version with the 1989 original (from Absolute Torch and Twang) illustrates the progress k.d.'s made as a singer and as a woman.