Usually means: Maintain strict control or oversight.
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  1. keep a tight rein on: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. keep a tight rein on: Collins English Dictionary
  3. keep a tight rein on: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (keep a tight rein on)

verb:  To exercise strict control over; keep in check.

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