hold the reins (English, verb)
expansion: hold the reins (third-person singular simple present holds the reins, present participle holding the reins, simple past and past participle held the reins)
Senses:
glosses: To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: holds the reins
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding the reins
tags: participle
present
form: held the reins
tags: participle
past
form: held the reins
tags: past