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rein English

Meaning rein meaning

What does rein mean?

rein

— noun one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse — verb control and direct with or as if by reins rein a horse — verb (= rein in) stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins He reined in his horses in front of the post office — verb (= rein in) stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins They reined in in front of the post office — noun any means of control he took up the reins of government — verb (= rule) keep in check rule one's temper

Synonyms rein synonyms

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rein English » English

bridle rein in restrain harness curb control bridle rein trace stay rule reins leash draw rein check break bit turn out turn off traces thwart switch off strap stop still stifle steer stall stagnate squelch springing springer snaffle restraint reindeer pull up pull obtund narrow moderate leading rein intercept impost springer hold up head off hand shank hand lever hand knob hand hold hand grip halt

Conjugation rein conjugation

How do you conjugate rein?

rein · verb

Examples rein examples

How do I use rein in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

Sie duerfen hier nicht rein.
I give you free rein, only get him.
Why don't you put a rein to your nimble imagination, girl?
And let you have a free rein with all those men?
Whatever he is, he needs a tight rein.
But when you bear in mind your own struggles to rein in that notoriously political City Council, and realize the park's construction, it's you, Deputy Mayor, who should be singled out.
Harbin, hang up another rein.
When Dave's ma died, I figured the boy needed a tight rein.
A progressive school strives to develop a child's individuality, to give him full rein to express his feelings and desires on the theory that individuality and genius are cognate.
Keep a tighter rein on her.
They're fighting to rein in the Old Pit faction.
Rein!
Keep a tight rein on his habits.
Good rein on him?
So keep a tight rein on your chaps.
But your kind should be held in rein.
I'm not a bull on a rein.
Good. Follow up without me. You have free rein.
He cut my rein.
Who put you on such a tight rein?
Best damn rein in the county.
Even our lord couldn't rein in Mizoguchi's misrule.
Our usual procedure is this-- Just rein up a minute, Mr. Giles.
You're gonna have to take a tighter rein 'cause I did clock you doing almost 90 a ways back there.
And let you have a free rein with all those men? I should say not.
I SCARCELY THINK YOU'REIN A POSITION TO PASS JUDGEMENT.
Follow up without me. You have free rein.
Rein Aedma learned to play kantele for the movie.
You' d better give rein to your temperament on the dance-floor.
I gave you free rein.
The sort you lead on a rein. -Mmm.
So he left and came here where he enjoyed wandering these roads and giving his mind free rein to explore.
Now the moment has come. to stable the steeds of war. and give free rein to peace.
You give your imagination just as free a rein as Madame de Saint-Fond.
Framing it wouId rein it in, prevent it from finding its true form.
You rein the guy in or you don't.

News and current affairs

Better to rein in the growth of the system.
It is time to give up the fantasy of an Islamic Bomb, and it is past the time to rein in Pakistan's rogue bomb-makers.
The Geithner proposal aims to rein in all of them to some degree.
But, before we conclude that we should now, after the crisis, pursue policies to rein in the markets, we need to consider the alternative.
By relenting just a little to intense global pressure to revalue its exchange rate, the Chinese leadership has masterfully stifled the growing chorus of demands to rein in its growing trade surplus.
Of course, the US government claims to want to rein in borrowing.
And former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan resisted any attempts to rein in the animal spirits of the wealth creators on Wall Street.
So property rights rely on courts and legal enforcement, and markets depend on regulators to rein in abuse and fix market failures.
They labored under the misconception that financial markets can correct their own excesses, so the rules were designed to rein in only public-sector excesses.
Their examples will test whether other European democracies with heavily benefit-dependent populations can rein in the welfare state's excesses.
For example, officials could cut red tape, rein in deficits and debt, enact tax policies conducive to capital formation, reform the education system, and invest in research and development.
We need to give free rein to fiscal and monetary authorities to take aggressive steps when financial turmoil turns into financial crisis.
Ongoing fiscal consolidation - and thus strong pressure to keep a tight rein on the budget - will, however, restrict public-sector investment.
Over-medication would affect fewer Americans if we could rein in such clear examples of over-diagnosis.
It is up to the chastened nations of Western Europe, which broadly share American values but have learned something about political patience, to rein in the American fantasy of re-making the world in its own image.
China's leaders are already eager to rein in energy- and pollution-intensive industry for reasons of national security, air and water quality, and simple economic efficiency.
But the steep fall in the value of Italian and Spanish banks' holdings of government debt, combined with mounting bad loans as a result of recessions exacerbated by punitive borrowing costs, is forcing the banks to rein in business lending further.
A renewed commitment to macroeconomic and financial stability allows governments to rein in persistent deficits and growing debts and address their economies' increasing volume of bad loans.
If peace really is the key component of China's rise, the Chinese must now rein in their mercurial client.
As a result, the Chinese will be able to allow the renminbi to rise substantially against the dollar if they want to raise its overall global value in order to decrease China's portfolio risk and rein in inflationary pressure.
So why doesn't China move more decisively to rein in North Korea?
Since taking over, Hu Jintao has arrested a number of outspoken journalists in an effort to rein in the media.
And former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, a Republican from Kansas, argues strongly for additional measures to rein in the biggest banks.
It is time to give up the fantasy of an Islamic Bomb, and it is past the time to rein in Pakistan's rogue bomb-makers. Their illegitimate nuclear commerce has created a nightmare for the reputation, safety, and security of their country.
It is not just that tough measures will be required to rein in public spending for years to come.
The new law seriously weakens Peru's ability to regulate land use, set environmental quality standards, and rein in corporate misconduct through environmental-impact assessments.

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