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    Idiom: Bring To Heel

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    bring to heel 

    Meanings

    From the command to make a dog closely follow its master.

    How to pronounce "bring to heel":

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    To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.

    To cause to act in a disciplined manner.

    A-Z Proximities

    • bring one's own hide to market
    • bring out in a rash
    • bring owls to Athens
    • bring round
    • bring to bear
    • bring to heel
    • bring to justice
    • bring to light
    • bring to nought
    • bring to one's knees
    • bring to the hammer

    Similar Idioms

    • bring to heel
    • down at heel
    • turn on one's heel
    • bring about
    • bring a knife to a gunfight
    • bring a lump to someone's throat
    • bring down the hammer
    • bring down the house
    • bring forward
    • bring home
    • bring home the bacon
    • bring it weak
    • bring on
    • bring one's own hide to market
    • bring out in a rash
    • bring owls to Athens
    • bring round
    • bring to bear
    • bring to justice
    • bring to light

    Similar Phrases

    • achilles' heel
    • block heel
    • chunky heel
    • cuban heel
    • french heel
    • heel counter
    • heel tip
    • kitten heel
    • nan heel
    • iron heel
    • spike heel
    • stacked heel
    • stiletto heel
    • tar heel state
    • wedge heel
    • wineglass heel
    • bring about
    • bring home
    • bring around
    • bring back
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