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bearing reins
n. (plural of bearing rein English)
Usage examples of "bearing reins".
Even when proselytizing on the perils of bearing reins, a habit that might prove obnoxious in a less attractive woman, Caroline Linford was well worth a second look.
Day by day, hole by hole, our bearing reins were shortened, and instead of looking forward with pleasure to having my harness put on, as I used to do, I began to dread it.