keep (one) on a tight leash
keep (one) on a tight leash
To maintain strict or tight control over one; to not allow one very much independence or autonomy. Ever since Sarah lost their life savings in a drunken poker match, her husband started keeping her on a tight leash. The boss has kept her assistant on a tight leash ever since she hired him.
See also: keep, leash, on, tight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one
- 1FTR
- as one door closes, another one opens