short leash | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A strict set of rules, or greatscrutinyoroversightwhich limit one's freedom of action.The employee was put on probation after her latest mistakes and given ashort leash.Their supervisors keep the workers on ashort leash.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:That's Don Pianta's daughter, Francesca. She's head-over-heels for Frankie. Seems like she's got Frankie on a prettyshort leash, but... Hey they're happy, right?

Examples:

EN: My ma kept me on a short leash and tried to push me off to work.
ES: Mi mamá nunca fue muy dulce conmigo me presionaba para que trabajara.
EN: -You have to keep them on a short leash.
ES: - Hay que llevarlos con correa.
EN: Your father keeps you on a short leash.
ES: Pero si tu padre te tiene a raya.
EN: You've got me on a short leash.
ES: Pero si me tienes sujeta como un clavo.
EN: - On a short leash?
ES: - "Como un clavo", dice.
EN: Look, Murdock! I'm on a real short leash here, and I'm getting tired of your crazy rap!
ES: ¡Mira, estoy muy impaciente y me estoy cansando de tus locuras!
EN: I'd keep a short leash on him if I were you.
ES: Yo tendria una pequeña charla con el, si fuera usted.
EN: I want that bitch put on a very short leash.
ES: Quiero que vigilen de cerca a esa desgraciada.
EN: Got you on an awful short leash, don't she, H I?
ES: Te tiene con la rienda corta, ¿no, H I?
EN: - She keeps you on a short leash, does she?
ES: Te tiene atado de una correa.
EN: Communists need to be kept on a short leash.
ES: A los comunistas hay que atarlos en corto.
EN: I'll keep him on a short leash.
ES: Lo cuidaré muy de cerca.
EN: Dylan's got you on a short leash, huh?
ES: Dylan te tiene bien controlada, ¿no?
EN: They're on such a short leash in those schools.
ES: Los tienen tan reprimidos en esas escuelas.
EN: Your boy here, you need to keep him on a short leash.
ES: Debes mantener a raya a tu muchacho.

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