竇逍遙♓ (@) 寶自在♉

竇逍遙是個受管束的孩子。小時候被媽媽管的死死的，結婚後被老婆管的死死的。所以今天要教竇逍遙怎麼說被人“管的死死的”。

先來看例句：XiaoYao Dou's Mom and wife keep him on a short/tight leash.

So, The word: Keep/Have someone on a short/tight leash means “把某人管得死死的”

Boss’s misstress keeps boss and employees on a (very) tight leash. It's like we can't breathe without her permission.

Vocabulary

• leash

  [li:sh]  Show IPA
  noun

  1. a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or otheranimal; lead.

  2. check; curb; restraint: to keep one's temper in leash; a tightleash on one's subordinates.

  3. Hunting . a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds.