lay (one) by the heels

obsolete To place one's hands or feet in shackles; to lock up or imprison one. Even now citizens have been calling for the governor to be laid by the heels for his involvement in the scandal. Though they may lay us by the heels, we must never give up our fight against their oppression!

lay by the heels

To put in fetters or shackles; imprison.

词组	lay (one) by the heels
释义	lay (one) by the heels lay (one) by the heels obsolete To place one's hands or feet in shackles; to lock up or imprison one. Even now citizens have been calling for the governor to be laid by the heels for his involvement in the scandal. Though they may lay us by the heels, we must never give up our fight against their oppression! See also: by, heel, lay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lay by the heels To put in fetters or shackles; imprison. See also: by, heel, lay American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: lay by the heels spring to attention hard on (one's)/the heels hard on your heels hard/hot on somebody's heels on the heels of on the heels of (someone or something) at/on somebody's heels on (one's) heels nip on (someone's or something's) heels
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