Tight Rein Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Tight rein What does Tight rein mean?	If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully.
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Drop into your lap What does "Drop into your lap" mean?	If something drops into your lap, you receive it suddenly, without any warning. ('Fall into your lap' is also used.)

run off copies of (something) What does "run off copies of (something)" mean?	to produce copies with a printing press or a copy machine	We ran off many copies of the poster for the festival.
ahead of time What does "ahead of time" mean?	earlier than arranged or planned	We started the meeting ahead of time so that we could go home early.
money talks What does "money talks" mean?	if you have lots of money you will be treated well, money can influence people	We learned that money talks when the rich couple got a reservation at the famous restaurant although we could not.

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Tight Rein Idiom