bring to heel

短语

发音

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词形变化

bringing to heel brings to heel 三单 brings to heel brought to heel bringing to heel 现在分词 brought to heel 过去式 brought to heel 过去分词

别名

call to heel

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.

    习语 及物
  2. 2.

    To cause to act in a disciplined manner.

    习语 及物

词源

From the command to make a dog closely follow its master.

来源：wiktionary