bring to heel
verbEtymology
From the command to make a dog closely follow its master.
Definitions
To compel someone to obey
To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
- They wanted a lesson, and they would get it; but it would take three months at least to bring them to heel.
- Even some fellow Conservatives maintain that Sir William has shown a dangerously authoritarian streak since enlisting as a general in Mrs. Thatcher's single-minded campaign to bring broadcasters to heel.
To cause to act in a disciplined manner.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA