Bring (someone) To Heel Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Bring (someone) To Heel Idiom mean?

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bring (someone) to heel What does bring (someone) to heel mean?	to make someone obey you or pay attention to you again after they have stopped doing this	The new supervisor quickly brought her employees to heel.
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live high off/on the hog What does "live high off/on the hog" mean?	to live well and eat good food	The woman is able to live high on the hog when she goes away on a business trip.

red-carpet treatment What does "red-carpet treatment" mean?	to receive special or royal treatment	I always receive the red-carpet treatment when I go and visit my aunt.
on the button What does "on the button" mean?	to be exactly on time	I arrived for the meeting right on the button.
Five o'clock shadow What does "Five o'clock shadow" mean?	A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two.
pass on What does "pass on" mean?	to die	My grandmother passed on when she was 92 years old.
better safe than sorry What does "better safe than sorry" mean?	it is better to be careful than to take a chance and risk an accident or illness or a failure which you may regret	It is better to be safe than sorry and I always bring my umbrella to work when it is a cloudy day.
Blow the cobwebs away What does "Blow the cobwebs away" mean?	If you blow the cobwebs away, you make sweeping changes to something to bring fresh views and ideas in.
dead to the world What does "dead to the world" mean?	to be sleeping soundly	The little boy was dead to the world when his father took him out of the car.
horse hockey What does "horse hockey" mean?	horse dung; horse feces; nonsense

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Bring (someone) To Heel Idiom