come to heel
Example Sentences
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Widely regarded as the pinnacle for any canine and its owner, both have travelled in unprecedented numbers from around the world this year to come to heel on Crufts' famous green carpets.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
He would not, he said, be a “servile puppy dog,” no matter how many Republicans demanded he come to heel.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2020
The priests and cardinals in The Young Pope are made to come to heel.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2017
The biggest management job the team have is the media, not the two drivers, because neither of them is going to come to heel.
From BBC • May 26, 2014
Meanwhile Dundonald, not deterred by the damping of his trek on the 18th, and while obeying an order from Warren to come to heel, seized Bastion Hill, thereby securing Hart's left flank on the crest.
From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by
