on a tight leash
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  1. mod.
    under very careful control. : We can't do much around here. The boss has us all on a tight leash.
  2. mod.
    addicted to some drug. : Wilmer is on a tight leash. He has to have the stuff regularly.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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