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come to heel

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come to heel

to stop behaving in a way that annoys someone in authority and to start obeying their orders. A few government rebels refused to come to heel and had to be expelled from the party.

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come through/pass with flying colours
come to a full stop
come to a head
come to a sticky end
come to blows
come to grief
come to grips with

come to heel
come to light
come to mind
come to senses
come to terms with
come to the bargaining/peace table
come to the table
come true

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