- under someone's heel
- Under someone's heelIf you are under someone's heel, they have complete control over you.
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under someone's heel
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under someone's heel — under (someone s) heel formal if you are under someone s heel, they have complete control over you. For nine years this isolated community lived under the heel of China … New idioms dictionary
under someone's heel — under someone’s heel mainly literary phrase under someone’s complete control Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: heel … Useful english dictionary
under someone's heel — mainly literary under someone s complete control … English dictionary
bring someone to heel — bring/call/someone to heel phrase to make someone do what you want them to do Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: heel * * * bring someone under control … Useful english dictionary
under heel — under (someone s) heel formal if you are under someone s heel, they have complete control over you. For nine years this isolated community lived under the heel of China … New idioms dictionary
bring someone to heel — bring someone under control. → heel … English new terms dictionary
heel — heel1 [ hil ] noun count ** 1. ) the back part of your foot, below your ANKLE: I ve got a sore heel. A little dog followed them, snapping at their heels. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2. ) the part underneath the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
under heel — adverb : under control or subjection most of the continent was for a time brought under heel A.L.Rowse * * * under heel ◇ If you are under the heel of someone or under someone s heel or US under heel, you are completely controlled by another… … Useful english dictionary
heel — I UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] noun [countable] Word forms heel : singular heel plural heels ** 1) the back part of your foot, below your ankle I ve got a sore heel. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2) a) the part underneath… … English dictionary
heel — heel1 noun 1》 the back part of the foot below the ankle. ↘the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist. 2》 the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 3》 informal, dated an inconsiderate or untrustworthy person. 4》 the end of a… … English new terms dictionary
