an die Kandare nehmen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "to put the curb on".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʔan diː kanˈdaːʁə ˈneːmən]

Verb[edit]

an die Kandare nehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt an die Kandare, past tense nahm an die Kandare, past participle an die Kandare genommen, past subjunctive nähme an die Kandare, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to put a tight rein on, to rein, to curb
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 39/2010, page 92:
      Die EU-Kommission will die Mitgliedsländer an die Kandare nehmen: Unsolides Wirtschaften wird bestraft.
      The EU Commission wants to put a tight reign on the member states: unsound managing of finances will be punished.

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