bring a dog to heel

bring a dog to heel

To call a dog and get it to follow at one's heels; to bring a dog under control. It can be hard to bring a dog to heel, unless the dog is well-trained.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bring a dog to heel

to make a dog heel; to make a dog stand or follow close to one's heels. A quiet command from his owner brought Fido to heel.
See also: bring, dog, heel
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • bring it on!
  • bring (one) to justice
  • bring somebody to justice
  • bring to justice
  • bring out
  • make
  • make (one)
  • bring (one) up on charges
  • bring up
  • bringdown
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If you read this young man, you can bring a dog to heel without hurting it.