Bring To Heel Meaning

Bring To Heel is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (transitive, idiomatic) To cause to act in a disciplined manner.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Bring To Heel

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

Example : 1906, John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, Part I, ch. 12:  They wanted a lesson, and they would get it; but it would take three months at least to bring them to heel.1988 June 10, Howell Raines, "Journal: In Tory Country, Someone to Watch Over TV," New York Times (retrieved 16 Jan 2012):  Even some fellow Conservatives maintain that Sir William has shown a dangerously authoritarian streak since enlisting as a general in Mrs. Thatcher's single-minded campaign to bring broadcasters to heel.2011 April 4, "Ahmad Shuja Pasha," Time:  Now Pasha says the ISI is the only organization that can bring the wayward Taliban to heel.

Meaning of Bring To Heel

Bring To Heel is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Bring To Heel stands for (transitive, idiomatic) To cause to act in a disciplined manner.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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