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ДЕРЖАТЬ НА КОРОТКОМ ПОВОДКЕ кого coll VP subj: human the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO(often in refer, to relations between spouses) to keep s.o. in subordination, not letting him freely exercise his will or act on his own initiative X держал Y-a на коротком поводке - X kept Y on a short leashX kept a tight rein on Y.Это только кажется, что Игорь дает жене полную свободу - на самом деле он держит ее на коротком поводке. It just looks like Igor gives his wife absolute freedom, in reality he keeps her on a short leash -
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• ДЕРЖАТЬ НА КОРОТКОМ ПОВОДКЕ кого coll[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ (often in refer, to relations between spouses) to keep s.o. in subordination, not letting him freely exercise his will or act on his own initiative X держал Y-а на коротком поводке ≈ X kept Y on a short leash; X kept a tight rein on Y. Это только кажется, что Игорь дает жене полную свободу - на самом деле он держит ее на коротком поводке. It just looks like Igor gives his wife absolute freedom, in reality he keeps her on a short leashБольшой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > держать на коротком поводке
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