come to heel
If a person or organization comes to heel, they agree to obey, usually because they have been forcefully persuaded to do so.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- resort to sth
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- tolerate
- trade
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