Control Over Action Is Control Over Motion.

From: Action Is Self-propelled Motion

-- 1 He pushed me into doing it.

-- 2 She leaned on him to do it.

-- 3 She pushed me through the steps in the application process.

-- 4 I need someone to help me through this problem.

-- 5 She leads him around by the nose.

-- 6 She held him back in his endeavors.

-- 7 She is being pushed into a corner by the ultimatum.

-- 8 Her boss doesn't give her any slack.

-- 6 She has her secretary on a tight rein.

-- 7 She has her fiance on a short leash.

-- 8 He is tied to his mother's apron strings.