rein in

English

Verb

rein in

1. To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins
2. (idiomatic) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.

   The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.

Translations

stop or slow a horse

• Finnish: suitsia (fi)
• Hungarian: megzaboláz (hu)

• Portuguese: frear (pt)

stop or slow something

• Dutch: beteugelen (nl)
• Finnish: suitsia (fi), hillitä (fi)
• Hungarian: megzaboláz (hu)

• Portuguese: frear (pt)
• Russian: обуздывать (ru) (obúzdyvatʼ) n  impf., сдерживать (ru) (sdérživatʼ) n  impf.
• Swedish: tygla (sv)