call (someone) to heel



call (someone) to heel

To force someone to obey one's wishes or commands; to make someone act in accordance with one's authority. The CEO was quick to call the junior board member to heel after the latter spoke out of turn at the annual general meeting. Sir, the members of your squad are all out of control. You need to call them to heel right away!
See also: call, heel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
Regina[ri'dʒainə]
Ismail-Arabic, Uyghur
İRem-Turkish
JÓHanna-Icelandic
Nasrin-Persian, Bengali