- 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. 2014.
under someone's heel
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under someone's heel — If you are under someone s heel, they have complete control over you … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
