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to_heel

to heel

English

Prepositional phrase

to heel

  1. Into agreement.
    The dissident members of the party finally came to heel after the president's speech.
  2. Into compliance.

Interjection

to heel

  1. An order to an animal, by its master, to not stray far from him.
    Fido! Come back here! To heel!

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