to rein in
→
to restrain, control one’s feelings
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1138 | to bridle | → | to subjugate | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | gätta | |
| Meaning 1 | to rein in (a mount), pull on the reins to make it go slower or stop | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to restrain, to curb, constrain (temper), to repress (mirth), to check (an enemy advance), to block, shut off | saḳaččäwən mägtat aḳataččäw 'They could not restrain their laughter' (Fəḳr əskä mäḳabər 248) |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (K 1990). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | rein in | |
| Meaning 1 | to rein in | She reined in her horse. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to control, restrain | The government is reining in public expenditure. He could not rein his impatience. |
| Reference | LDOCE | |
| Comment | ||