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on a tight leash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
on a tight leash
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Tightly controlled; not given the freedom to do as one pleases.

Questions

What does on a tight leash mean?
Tightly controlled; not given the freedom to do as one pleases.

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