hold the reins

phrase

: to be in control

They held the reins of government/power.

Examples of hold the reins in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Celtic look for a permanent replacement, Martin O’Neill — who had a highly successful tenure there between 2000 and 2005 — will hold the reins as caretaker manager. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025

Jameis Winston and rookie Jaxson Dart are in camp, but Wilson was named the starter last week and will hold the reins. — Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

From a technical standpoint, looking solely at price charts, bulls are likely to hold the reins in June, according to Tracy Jin, chief operating officer of crypto exchange MEXC. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 31 May 2025

The New Democrat Coalition, a group of 100 pragmatic moderate and liberal House Democrats, proposed a slate of 15 largely bipartisan bills the House could take up this year — or next year if Democrats hold the reins of the majority. — Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

Dubbed the Five Little Queens, the supervisors hold the reins of a kingdom astounding in its scope by any metric. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024

Ancient Roman cavalry fittings — parts of a horse bridle, a ring used to hold the reins and four discs from a harness — were also found. — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024

Is Governor Mike DeWine and the rest of the Republicans who keep breaking the rules to hold the reins of power again facing a potential contempt of court citation? — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022

Rhymes for hold the reins

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