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bring someone to heel

Fig. to cause someone to act in a disciplined fashion; to force someone to act in a more disciplined manner. She tried to bring her husband to heel, but he had a mind of his own. He was brought to heel by his demanding wife.

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Perhaps non-compliance en masse may make our public servants think differently and bring to heel other faceless rulers. Letter: Your Say - EU breach of contract by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) It might be tempting to argue that ASBOs are not worth the paper they are written on if they are treated with so much contempt by those they are meant to bring to heel. OurSay: expected anti-social behaviour by Birmingham Mail (England)			bring out of bring out of mothballs bring out of shell bring out the best in bring over from some place bring over some place) bring over to bring the house down bring through bring to bring to a boil bring to a close bring to a dead end bring to a halt bring to a head bring to a standstill bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to aid bring to attention bring to bear bring to book bring to do bring to feet bring to fruition bring to heel bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to light bring to mind bring to rest bring to senses bring to the [bargaining etc.] table bring to the fore bring to the party bring to the table bring to trial bring together bring under bring under control bring up bring up for bring up on bring up sharply bring up short bring up the rear bring up to bring up to date bring up with a start bring up-to-date			bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to account bring to acquiescence bring to agreement bring to aid bring to an end bring to an end bring to attention bring to attention bring to bear bring to bear bring to bear bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to book bring to completion bring to conclusion bring to do bring to effect bring to feet bring to fruition bring to full development bring to fullness bring to heel bring to her knees bring to her knees bring to her knees bring to his knees bring to his knees bring to his knees bring to its feet bring to its knees bring to its knees bring to its knees bring to its peak bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to life bring to life bring to life bring to life bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light by degrees bring to market

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