rein in

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins
(idiomatic) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.
The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.

Translations

stop or slow a horse

Finnish: pysäyttää (fi), hillitä (fi)
Hungarian: megzaboláz (hu)

Portuguese: frear (pt)
Spanish: sofrenar (es)

stop or slow something

Dutch: beteugelen (nl)
Finnish: suitsia, hillitä (fi)
Hungarian: megzaboláz (hu)

Portuguese: frear (pt)
Russian: обу́здывать (ru) n or impf (obúzdyvatʹ), сде́рживать (ru) n or impf (sdérživatʹ)
Swedish: tygla (sv)

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