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short leashes

short leashes is the plural of short leash.

Meaning of short leash

Noun

short leash (plural short leashes)

  1. (idiomatic) A strict set of rules, or great scrutiny or oversight which limit one's freedom of action.
    • The employee was put on probation after her latest mistakes and given a short leash.

Questions about short leashes

What is short leashes the plural of?
Short leashes is the plural of short leash.

Words near short leashes in the dictionary

  1. short illative
  2. short illatives
  3. short king
  4. short kings
  5. short leash
  6. short leashes
  7. short leg
  8. short legs
  9. short line
  10. short lines
  11. short list

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