"This job is hard enough without everybody thinking you're on a short leash," he said.

I'll keep him on a short leash in the future.

Let in a little anger sometimes but keep it on a short leash.

Make it a short leash, but give him some room.

"She seems to have him on a pretty short leash."

There's nothing I'd rather do than stay here, but she's got me on a pretty short leash right now.

Of course, the short leash would not allow her to do this.

But the recent court battles have left the company on a short leash.

What I'm saying is that he's not on a short leash like some of the people here.

And it kept him on a very short leash, with a budget of less than $80 million.