In Popular Expression
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In popular culture, to rein in means to hold back, slow down, control or limit. Sometimes the eggcorn, reign in, is used. Usage of the opposing free rein dates back to Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400) and means to give or allow complete freedom, in action and decision over something.
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