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Sentence #11735585

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 CK CK May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 at 12:27:25 AM UTC link Permalink

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"Have someone on a short leash" is an idiom.

https://www.google.com/search?q...ash%22+meaning

CK CK May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 at 2:05:11 AM UTC link Permalink

I think they could usually, if not always, be used interchangeably.

I added this one.

[#11787932] My wife keeps me on a short leash. (CK)

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My wife has me on a short leash.

added by Eccles17, May 4, 2023
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license chosen by Eccles17, May 4, 2023
➜ #11787933Min kone holder mig i kort snor.

linked by danepo, May 24, 2023
➜ #11795700Жена держит меня на коротком поводке.

linked by Wezel, May 27, 2023