under someone's heel

idiom

: completely controlled by another person, group, etc.
They put us under their heel.

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“Under someone's heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20someone%27s%20heel. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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