rein

/reɪn/ noun [C]

Translation

› a long, thin piece of leather that helps you to control a horse

dizgin

[usually plural] Hold the reins in your left hand. 1451272

free rein › the freedom to do or say what you want

aşırı özgürlük, serbestlik, hürriyet, başıboşluk

[+ to do sth] The school gives teachers free rein to try out new teaching methods.1873

keep a tight rein on sb/sth › to have a lot of control over someone or something

dizginleri sıkı tutmak, sıkı kontrol altına almak; göz açtırmamak

We've been told to keep a tight rein on spending.1874

(Definition of rein noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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