in leash

prepositional phrase

Restrained with a leash.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Restrained with a leash.
  2. figurativelyUnder restraint; retrained; retaining one's composure.

    "I shall hold myself strongly in leash, and see whether by this self-restraint I attain a more favorable result."

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
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APA

in leash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20leash

MLA

“in leash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20leash. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in leash,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20leash.

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