Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
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| Käännös | Konteksti |
|---|
| Verbit |
| 1. | | idiomaattinen |
Määritelmät
Verbit
- (transitive, idiomatic) To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To cause to act in a disciplined manner.
Esimerkit
- They wanted a lesson, and they would get it; but it would take three months at least to bring them to heel.
- 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.
- Now Pasha says the ISI is the only organization that can bring the wayward Taliban to heel.