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bring to heel |
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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. bring/call somebody to heel to force someone to obey you He decided that threatening to sue the publishers was the easiest way of bringing them to heel. bring somebody to heel (slightly formal) to force someone to obey you Western politicians opposed the president's effort to bring the Supreme Court to heel. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bring to heel (to order a dog to walk close behind you) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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will catch up to him and, by pressuring their respective governments, bring to heel this international outlaw. |
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