under heel

under somebody's heel

(formal)

if you are under someone's heel, they have complete control over you For nine years this isolated community lived under the heel of China.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ernesta	-	Italian, Lithuanian
Ballesteros	[bælə'steərɔs]
Pelagia	pe-LAHG-yah (Polish)	Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Milagros	mee-LAH-gros	Spanish
Tarou	tah-ṙo:	Japanese
Amable	-	French (Archaic)