bring to heel

Verb

Meaning

(transitive, idiomatic) To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.

(transitive, idiomatic) To cause to act in a disciplined manner.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

dragoon subject conquer enslave domiciliate domesticize

Antonyms

rescue ransom emancipate let out let loose

Examples

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus. John Spratt

The foolish think the Eagle weak, and easy to bring to heel. The Eagle's wings are silken, but its claws are made of steel. Sidney Sheldon

Close letter words and terms

bring to court bring to effect bring to god bring to jesus bring to justice bring to knees