英语词汇“bring someone to heel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bring someone to heel

Bring someone under control: a threat that brought Edward to heel...

There was no government watchdog to thank for bringing him to heel.
If we don't enforce the Act to that end, then the courts will bring us to heel.
If the perpetrators come from a few districts and some dubious ‘communes’, it's difficult to understand why the forces of law and order have not been able to bring them to heel.

Synonyms

subjugate, conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over, gain control of, bring under the yoke, bring someone to their knees, overcome, overpower;

tame, break

informal lick, clobber, hammer, wipe the floor with, walk all over

See parent entry: heel

单词	bring someone to heel
释义	bring someone to heel Bring someone under control: a threat that brought Edward to heel... There was no government watchdog to thank for bringing him to heel. If we don't enforce the Act to that end, then the courts will bring us to heel. If the perpetrators come from a few districts and some dubious ‘communes’, it's difficult to understand why the forces of law and order have not been able to bring them to heel. Synonyms subjugate, conquer, vanquish, defeat, crush, quell, quash, gain mastery over, gain ascendancy over, gain control of, bring under the yoke, bring someone to their knees, overcome, overpower; tame, break informal lick, clobber, hammer, wipe the floor with, walk all over See parent entry: heel
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