Tight rein
If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully. Tighten your belt If you have to tighten your belt, you have to economise. Time and again If something happens time and again, it happens repeatedly. ('Time and time again' is also used.) To a T If something is done to a T, it is done perfectly. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians When there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, there are two many managers and not enough workers to work efficiently. Too many cooks spoil the broth This means that where there are too many people trying to do something, they make a mess of it. Turn the corner To get over a bad run. When a loss making venture ceases to make losses, it has "turned the corner". Turn the crack (Scot) If you turn the crack, you change the subject of a conversation. U U-turn If a government changes its position radically on an issue, especially when they have promised not to do so, this is a U-turn. Under the table Bribes or illegal payments are often described as money under the table. Up to snuff If something isn't up to snuff, it doesn't meet the standard expected. Upper hand If you have the upper hand, you have the advantage. V
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