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on a tight leash

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Inglés		Español
on a tight leash adv	figurative, informal (under strict control)	en corto loc adv
	Since the teenager got in trouble, his parents keep him on a tight leash.
	Desde que el adolescente se metió en problemas, sus padres lo atan en corto.
		a raya loc adv
	(figurado, familiar)	con rienda corta loc adv
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mejor tenerlos con rienda corta y que marquen el paso, si les aflojás te pierden el respeto.

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