rein in

phrasal verb

reined in; reining in; reins in

1

: to limit or control (someone or something)

Congress must rein in spending.

You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt.

2

: to make (an animal) stop by using reins

The rider reined in his horse.

Examples of rein in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lack of routine monitoring of an industry designed to re-educate drivers poses traffic safety threats, puts Californian’s personal information at risk and creates an unfair business environment that the Legislature previously sought to rein in, several owners of traffic schools said. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Proposals The letter urges Congress to rein in community care spending by holding funding at 2025 levels. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025

Some states are enacting laws to rein in private equity’s impact on health care. —Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his state would leave America’s biggest power grid if its operator won’t make changes to rein in surging energy bills. —Tyler Kendall, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for rein in

• tainan