bring to heel
bring to heel · brings to heel · brought to heel · bringing to heel
meter en cintura
mettre au pas
przywoływać do porządku, przywołać do porządku
To compel someone to obeyTo compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
Translations
3 languagesMeaning
2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
(idiomatic, transitive)To cause to act in a disciplined manner.
Origin
From the command to make a dog closely follow its master.From the command to make a dog closely follow its master.
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Forms
brings to heel, bringing to heel, brought to heel, brought to heelirregular · Lesson
| Base form | bring to heel · to bring to heel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | brings to heel |
| Present participle | bringing to heel |
| Past simple | brought to heel |
| Past participle | brought to heel |
Tenses
bring to heel · brought to heel · will bring to heel · have brought to heelPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.