Sentences with phrase «kept on a tight leash»

Yep, I'm insane and pretty much need to be kept on a tight leash at the grocery store.

Sanchez almost got a shot away under pressure but the Chilean, with five goals in his last three appearances, was crowded out and was kept on a tight leash until the closing moments of the first half.

A well - placed government source once told me she's «kept on a tight leash» by spads, in case, as a forthright personality, she is too outspoken in the media...

Now imagine the squad of CIA intelligence officers tasked with keeping them on a tight leash.

While that fight isn't going away anytime soon, and with Anderson being kept on a tighter leash by the Christie administration, the more interesting story may be 80 miles down the NJ Turnpike in Camden.

It's naive on the part of parents who keep them on a tight leash to expect them not to fail when they leave home and have no leash at all.

While it's likely to bolt after small animals or moving targets and therefore needs to be kept on a tight leash in high risk areas, those energy levels are soon burned up.

Unlike dogs, cats should be kept on a tight leash.

I knew Chipper did not like other dogs, so I kept them on a tight leash and stayed away from all other pets as much as possible.

@CuriousUserX90 I think mostly because press conferences are expensive, slightly outdated (notice even EA and MS do theirs outside E3 now), involve balancing investor / partner / consumer interests at once which Nintendo isn't very good at, and because as a VERY Japanese company, with nearly all their key people (up to now with the incoming president anyway) speaking only Japanese, and the NOA office kept on a tight leash and unable to really speak for themselves for the most part, a big E3 press conference really dosn't work for them.

Not exact matches

The institution keeps a fairly tight leash on its deputy governors, preferring to let Poloz set the tone.

It's not hard to see why Lion Capital wanted to keep Charney on a tight leash — he was musing in the media a couple of months prior about growing to 800 stores.

Despite their impressive and explosive first years, the Cormack brothers are keeping a tight leash on the company's growth.

Let's take a look at some of the key fundamentals that have kept gold prices on a tight leash during the last few years against the backdrop of a sharp correction in the equities markets, rising inflation, geopolitical unrest and the likely end of an era of low interest rates.

Barry (8)-- Kept a tight leash on City's midfield.

OBs tend to keep expectant mothers of multiples on a tight leash when it comes to diet, especially since we're at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes.

Central government has kept local government on a tight leash, strangling the life out of councils in the belief that bureaucrats know best.

The decision not to let Johnson have the run of the house might suggest that May wants to keep Johnson on a tight leash.

For 21 years, Mr. Silver was the state's preeminent power broker, negotiating budgets with five different governors and keeping a tight leash on his diverse, and plenty pliant, Assembly.

Her intensely critical mother Hilary, played by an icy Geraldine James, keeps Moll on a tight leash, especially compared with her two other siblings.

The trailer suggests otherwise, but if directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (whose only previous experience behind the camera was on the animated film «Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs») can keep Hill on a tight leash and get the best out of Tatum, then who knows?

The state has given the charter schools full autonomy over curriculum, hiring and firing and budgets, while keeping its traditional schools on a much tighter leash.

Those Persians keep a tight leash on their kids... He felt a few laughs at his back but kept going, out of the laundry room, down the hallway, out of the house, and into the backyard, where kids rolled around on the perfect grass, swam half naked in the pool, and ran hand in hand to dark corners.

The Big 5 publishers keep authors on a tight leash.

I keep them on a very tight leash.

Similarly, worrying a large dog might hurt other dogs, the owner now tends to keep her restrained on a tight leash.

The leashes should be short, and the humans should keep a tight grip on them.

Do not allow your dog to roam freely, and keep your dog on a tight leash when you are outdoors, especially if you are in a park.

Meanwhile, the other two local governments, Sunrise and Miami - Dade County, are keeping a tight leash on the dogs they deem potentially dangerous pets.

Now, she keeps a bolt lock on the gate outside and a tight grip on the leashes of her fully tagged and microchipped Chihuahua mixes, Rex and Olive.

With some key exceptions — Super Mario Maker, Mario Paint, etc. — Nintendo keeps players on a tight leash.

So lawmakers might be well - advised to include provisions that force companies to keep any data they collect and share with third parties on a tighter leash.

Motion handling is above average, provided you keep Intelligent Frame Creation processing on a tight leash.

Keep a tight leash on your schedule so non-critical interruptions don't become the greatest time drain on your day.