rein in

phrasal verb

reined in; reining in; reins in

: to limit or control (someone or something)

Congress must rein in spending.

You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.

: to make (an animal) stop by using reins

The rider reined in his horse.

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In just a few days last week, the loose coalition of resistance fighters ended a cruel tyrannical dynastic rein in Syria as Russia and Iran were too distracted to bring air cover to their ally, the despotic President al-Assad. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 The Biden-era regulation, issued in April, aims to rein in conflicts of interest that may taint investment recommendations from unscrupulous advisors, brokers or insurance agents. —

Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 Over the years, countless commissions and initiatives have been launched to rein in government inefficiency and waste, yet almost all of them have failed, and not for lack of good intentions. —

Paul Winfree, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024 Morgan Stanley isn’t the first bank to come under fire for allegedly failing to rein in the rich. —

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rein in