单词 | bring to heel |
释义 | bring to heelSEE SYNONYMS FOR bring to heel ON THESAURUS.COM Force to obey, subjugate. For example, The prisoners were quickly brought to heel. This term transfers commanding a dog to come close behind its master to similar control over human beings or affairs. [Second half of 1800s] Words nearby bring to heelbring the house down, bring to, bring to a head, bring to bear, bring to book, bring to heel, bring to life, bring to light, bring to mind, bring to one's knees, bring to pass The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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