Collocations for "leash"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leash" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
leash
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a leash for dogs
- a dog leash
- a [tight, loose, firm, secure] leash
- an [extendable, adjustable] dog leash
- [walk, keep] your dog on a leash
- use a leash to [rein in, control, walk] your dog
- [tighten, loosen, tie] the leash
- the dog pulled on the leash
- try to get the dog to stop pulling at the leash
- let the dog off the leash
- while the dog was off leash
- needs to keep her [son, children] on a tighter leash
- keeps a tight leash on the [workers, pupils, subordinates]
- keeps the [workers] on a short leash
- idiom: is straining at the leash to [go, try, start]
- leash [your dog, a wild animal, the horse]
- leashed to a [tree, post, fence]
- leashed to [prevent, secure, ensure, stop]
- [must, should, have to] be (kept) leashed in [public, the park]
- [must] be leashed at all times
- leashed on the [streets, sidewalk]
'leash' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):