Rein
noun
A strap that is used to control and guide a horse.
He pulled the reins to stop the horse.
Often appears as...
- hold the reins
- pull on the reins
noun
Control over somebody or something.
She took the reins of the company.
Often appears as...
- take the reins
- hold the reins
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To control someone or something, like you control a horse with reins.
He quickly reined in his anger.
Often appears as...
- rein in emotions
- rein in spending
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A strap that is used to control and guide a horse.
He pulled the reins to stop the horse.
Often appears as...
- hold the reins
- pull on the reins
noun
Control over somebody or something.
She took the reins of the company.
Often appears as...
- take the reins
- hold the reins
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To control someone or something, like you control a horse with reins.
He quickly reined in his anger.
Often appears as...
- rein in emotions
- rein in spending
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Used specifically when talking about horse riding or activities involving physical reins.
She grabbed the reins tightly as the horse galloped.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Guidance
Implies actively guiding or steering something, not just holding onto it.
During the lesson, the instructor kept a close hand on the reins.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Can be used metaphorically to describe control in non-equestrian contexts.
He kept a tight rein on the project's budget.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Used specifically when talking about horse riding or activities involving physical reins.
She grabbed the reins tightly as the horse galloped.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Guidance
Implies actively guiding or steering something, not just holding onto it.
During the lesson, the instructor kept a close hand on the reins.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Can be used metaphorically to describe control in non-equestrian contexts.
He kept a tight rein on the project's budget.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Use
Used specifically when talking about horse riding or activities involving physical reins.
She grabbed the reins tightly as the horse galloped.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Guidance
Implies actively guiding or steering something, not just holding onto it.
During the lesson, the instructor kept a close hand on the reins.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Can be used metaphorically to describe control in non-equestrian contexts.
He kept a tight rein on the project's budget.
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
drove me in many ways to do this journey for me the the measure of this journey was much more in the friendships that I made rather than the distance that I'd come all the time that had taken there were times on this journey when I really did have to let go of the reins and allow the JIT the journey to guide me but there are other times like when I
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Expanding our definition...
that we need a theory of change and what policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the world command and control mentalities and education is not an industrial
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Your brain hallucinates...
Now, think about this for a minute. If hallucination is a kind of uncontrolled perception, then perception right here and right now is also a kind of hallucination, but a controlled hallucination in which the brain's predictions are being reined in by sensory information from the world.
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Why school should start...
including reasoning, problem-solving and good judgment. In other words, the very type of brain activity that's responsible for reining in those impulsive and often risky behaviors that are so characteristic of adolescence and that are so terrifying to us parents of teenagers.
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A queer vision of love...
And I didn't enter into this union under the auspices that she was going to be my helper or my rib, but a fully complex -- Right? That's not right. But a fully complex human being whose femininity wasn't for me to rein in, control or critique. It's her brilliance,
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It's not fair having 12...
about what they don't know, or don't understand, or is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way, and maybe censors that natural curiosity, or you know, reins in the question-asking
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There's more to life...
through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when people wronged you. But it gave them a to rein in the ego. Eventually, I left home for college and without the daily grounding of Sufism in my life, I felt unmoored.
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The End of Roe v. Wade...
are two different things, so what you need to do is get politically active. But one of the things I will tell you is what would our world look like if we were able to wrest the reins of governmental power
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The myth of Loki and the...
She was so beautiful that Svadilfari ignored his master and broke free of his reins. The mason tried to catch him, but the mare ran deep into the woods and Svadilfari followed. The stranger was furious.
Video examples
The Greatest Mammal...
they're chasing the reins which feed these grasses if you look at the woodley's they have these really significant incisor rose and loose lips that's to help them rapidly eat that
Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
drove me in many ways to do this journey for me the the measure of this journey was much more in the friendships that I made rather than the distance that I'd come all the time that had taken there were times on this journey when I really did have to let go of the reins and allow the JIT the journey to guide me but there are other times like when I
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
that we need a theory of change and what policy makers often seem to believe is that they can only affect change in schools by grabbing the reins and taking command of everything and controlling it and that's what we're seeing around the world command and control mentalities and education is not an industrial
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
Now, think about this for a minute. If hallucination is a kind of uncontrolled perception, then perception right here and right now is also a kind of hallucination, but a controlled hallucination in which the brain's predictions are being reined in by sensory information from the world.
Video examples
Why school should start...
including reasoning, problem-solving and good judgment. In other words, the very type of brain activity that's responsible for reining in those impulsive and often risky behaviors that are so characteristic of adolescence and that are so terrifying to us parents of teenagers.
Video examples
A queer vision of love...
And I didn't enter into this union under the auspices that she was going to be my helper or my rib, but a fully complex -- Right? That's not right. But a fully complex human being whose femininity wasn't for me to rein in, control or critique. It's her brilliance,
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
about what they don't know, or don't understand, or is foreign to them. They only learn to be frightened of those differences when an adult influences them to behave that way, and maybe censors that natural curiosity, or you know, reins in the question-asking
Video examples
There's more to life...
through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when people wronged you. But it gave them a to rein in the ego. Eventually, I left home for college and without the daily grounding of Sufism in my life, I felt unmoored.
Video examples
The End of Roe v. Wade...
are two different things, so what you need to do is get politically active. But one of the things I will tell you is what would our world look like if we were able to wrest the reins of governmental power
Video examples
The myth of Loki and the...
She was so beautiful that Svadilfari ignored his master and broke free of his reins. The mason tried to catch him, but the mare ran deep into the woods and Svadilfari followed. The stranger was furious.
Video examples
The Greatest Mammal...
they're chasing the reins which feed these grasses if you look at the woodley's they have these really significant incisor rose and loose lips that's to help them rapidly eat that
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Alex Honnold
American Athlete
In climbing, sponsors typically support an athlete but provide very little direction, giving the climber free rein to follow his or her passion toward whatever is inspiring. It's a wonderful freedom, in many ways similar to that of an artist who simply lives his life and creates whatever moves him.
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David Byrne
Scottish Musician
I encourage people not to be passive consumers of music and of culture in general. And feeling like, yeah, you can enjoy the products of professionals, but that doesn't mean you don't have to completely give up the reins and give up every connection to music or whatever it happens to be.
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Jeff Goodell
American Author
Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.
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James Frain
English Actor
Characters who have some kind of free rein on their darker selves are always fun because they've taken the license off. You just get to fill out all the colors.
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Shelley Long
American Actress
I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.
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Katie Aselton
American Director
There is something really nice about learning that you can take the reins of your life and your career.
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Madison Beer
American Musician
It's important to drive your own ship, and it's your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.
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Mark Manson
American Author
If everybody just stops caring about politics, we're going to lose the reins on our government.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
When I first met my husband, I needed that helping hand to take the reins and look after me.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Quote examples
Alex Honnold
American Athlete
In climbing, sponsors typically support an athlete but provide very little direction, giving the climber free rein to follow his or her passion toward whatever is inspiring. It's a wonderful freedom, in many ways similar to that of an artist who simply lives his life and creates whatever moves him.
Quote examples
David Byrne
Scottish Musician
I encourage people not to be passive consumers of music and of culture in general. And feeling like, yeah, you can enjoy the products of professionals, but that doesn't mean you don't have to completely give up the reins and give up every connection to music or whatever it happens to be.
Quote examples
Jeff Goodell
American Author
Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.
Quote examples
James Frain
English Actor
Characters who have some kind of free rein on their darker selves are always fun because they've taken the license off. You just get to fill out all the colors.
Quote examples
Shelley Long
American Actress
I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.
Quote examples
Katie Aselton
American Director
There is something really nice about learning that you can take the reins of your life and your career.
Quote examples
Madison Beer
American Musician
It's important to drive your own ship, and it's your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.
Quote examples
Mark Manson
American Author
If everybody just stops caring about politics, we're going to lose the reins on our government.
Quote examples
Christina Aguilera
American Musician
When I first met my husband, I needed that helping hand to take the reins and look after me.
Quote examples
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Example 1 of 10
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