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draw in the reins



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Idioms and Phrases

Come to a halt, back down. For example, During a recession, many businesses are forced to draw in the reins on expansion . This expression transfers the means of stopping a horse to other kinds of restraint.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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